Sharp rise in employment and vacancies in Switzerland in 1st quarter 2022
Neuchâtel, 30.05.2022 - In the 1st quarter 2022, total employment (number of jobs) rose by 2.5% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier (+0.5% with the previous quarter). In full-time equivalents, employment in the same period rose by 2.6%. The Swiss economy counted 43 000 more vacancies than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (+60.4%) and the employment outlook indicator also indicated an upward trend (+3.9%). These are some of the latest findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Sophie Schmassmann, FSO, Economic Surveys section, tel.: +41 58 467 25 63, email: diffusion.besta@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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