Number of cross-border commuters has grown steadily since the turn of the millennium
Neuchâtel, 24.06.2021 - At the end of 2020, some 343 000 cross-border commuters were working in Switzerland. This was twice as many as 25 years ago. Nearly all of them came from a neighbouring country and worked in a border canton. Although the canton of Geneva had the highest absolute number of these workers, their percentage share in total employment was largest in the canton of Ticino. These are some of the findings from the “Cross-border commuters in Switzerland 1996-2020” publication from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Jonas Deplazes, FSO, Labour Force, tel.: +41 58 463 64 02,
e-mail: jonas.deplazes@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
