Jobs available: the Swiss construction sector. Keystone / Cyril Zingaro After several years of acute labour shortages, is the Swiss job market on its way towards a reprieve? Not quite, say analysts. This content was published on July 10, 2024 – 17:22 Domhnall O’Sullivan Originally from Ireland, Domhnall worked in research and writing in a...
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High immigration from Europe reflects strong Swiss employment growth
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Trade Union Federation and the Swiss Employers’ Association on Monday presented the 20th report on the free movement of persons accord between Switzerland and the EU, which came into force in 2002. Keystone / Adrian Reusser Around 68,000 people moved to Switzerland from other European countries...
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Swiss employment rate rises in first quarter of 2024
The number of employed women in the first quarter of 2024 increased more strongly than the number of employed men, compared to the same quarter last year. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The number of people with jobs in the country rose by 1.4% year-on-year to reach 5.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. This...
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Swiss employment rate rises in first quarter of 2023
The number of employed women in the first quarter of 2024 increased more strongly than the number of employed men, compared to the same quarter last year. Keystone / Gaetan Bally The number of people with jobs in the country rose by 1.4% year-on-year to reach 5.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. This...
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How Switzerland plans to tackle its labour shortage
The shortage of staff is particularly acute in the care sector. Keystone/Mauro Fermariello/Science Photo Library The Swiss labour market will be short of several hundred thousand people by 2040, according to various studies. How can Switzerland keep its trains and hospitals running? A debate about the state’s role in preparing for this shortage has begun....