Swiss Earnings Structure Survey 2012 – Gender pay gap: marked differences between economic branches
Neuchâtel, 21.08.2015 - (FSO) - In 2012, almost 2 out of 3 jobs with a gross wage of less than CHF 4000 per month for full-time employment were held by women. According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), in the private sector, the pay gap between the sexes continued to fall gradually, decreasing from 25.0% in 2008 to 21.3% in 2012. 40.9% of the pay gap between men and women in the private sector remains unexplained compared with 38.8% for the public sector.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Didier Froidevaux, FSO, Wages and Working Conditions section, +41 58 46 36756, didier.froidevaux@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
