Increase in number of hours worked in Switzerland in 2022

Neuchâtel, 22.05.2023 - In 2022, 7.922 billion hours were worked in Switzerland, an increase of 1.3% compared with the previous year. The pre-pandemic level was achieved. Between 2017 and 2022, the actual weekly hours worked by full-time employees fell by 59 minutes on average, reaching 39 hours and 59 minutes, according to the latest results 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

Rongfang Li, FSO, Labour Force section, tel.: +41 58 463 64 86, email: Rongfang.Li@bfs.admin.ch



Publisher

Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch

https://www.admin.ch/content/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-95240.html