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Job vacancies by industry

Compare official vacancy rates and estimated vacancies across selected Swiss industries.

Switzerland, secondary and tertiary sectors. Survey estimates of business vacancies, including external recruitment in progress or planned. These figures differ from the advertisements available on RKS Jobs.

Switzerland · 2026Q2

Estimated vacancies

98,682

Vacancy rate

1.7%

Change from the same quarter a year earlier: +0.0 percentage points (2025Q2)

Selected industries compared · 2026Q2

Vacancy rate · 2026Q2Information / ICTInformation / ICT: 2.3%2.3%Finance / insuranceFinance / insurance: 2.1%2.1%ManufacturingManufacturing: 2.1%2.1%ConstructionConstruction: 2.1%2.1%Property / scienceProperty / science: 2.0%2.0%Health / socialHealth / social: 1.9%1.9%Trade / repairTrade / repair: 1.9%1.9%Hotels / foodHotels / food: 1.7%1.7%Transport / storageTransport / storage: 1.6%1.6%Public administrationPublic administration: 1.4%1.4%Business services*Business services*: 1.1%1.1%Arts / other servicesArts / other services: 0.9%0.9%EducationEducation: 0.7%0.7%

These broad groups do not cover the whole economy. Detailed subgroups overlap with their parent industries and appear only in the selector and source table. Division 78 has no separately published vacancy estimate; the administrative-services group excludes it. Do not add the industry rows together.

Show values
IndustryEstimated vacanciesVacancy rate
Switzerland98,6821.7%
5-43 SECTOR II24,6132.1%
10-33 Manufactury14,9482.1%
24-25 Manufacture of metal products1,7951.9%
26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, watches and clocks3,1032.5%
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.1,7792.2%
41-43 Construction8,2442.1%
45-96 SECTOR III74,0691.6%
45-47 Trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles12,1131.9%
49-53 Transport and stockage4,3581.6%
55-56 Hotels and gastronomy5,0331.7%
58-63 IT and communications4,6842.3%
62-63 IT and other information services3,9202.8%
64-66 Finance and assurance5,6202.1%
68-75 Real estate and scientific service activities12,1692.0%
77+79-82 Administrative and support service activities (without 78)2,8521.1%
84 Public administration3,2561.4%
85 Education3,2670.7%
86-88 Health and social work activities17,8061.9%
90-96 Arts and amusement2,9110.9%

History and national comparison

History and national comparison0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%2003Q22009Q12014Q42020Q32026Q22003Q2: Switzerland 0.9%2003Q3: Switzerland 0.7%2003Q4: Switzerland 0.7%2004Q1: Switzerland 1.0%2004Q2: Switzerland 0.9%2004Q3: Switzerland 0.7%2004Q4: Switzerland 0.7%2005Q1: Switzerland 0.8%2005Q2: Switzerland 0.8%2005Q3: Switzerland 0.8%2005Q4: Switzerland 1.0%2006Q1: Switzerland 1.2%2006Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2006Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2006Q4: Switzerland 1.3%2007Q1: Switzerland 1.5%2007Q2: Switzerland 1.6%2007Q3: Switzerland 1.6%2007Q4: Switzerland 1.5%2008Q1: Switzerland 1.7%2008Q2: Switzerland 1.6%2008Q3: Switzerland 1.6%2008Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2009Q1: Switzerland 1.1%2009Q2: Switzerland 1.1%2009Q3: Switzerland 1.0%2009Q4: Switzerland 1.0%2010Q1: Switzerland 1.1%2010Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2010Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2010Q4: Switzerland 1.2%2011Q1: Switzerland 1.4%2011Q2: Switzerland 1.4%2011Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2011Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2012Q1: Switzerland 1.2%2012Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2012Q3: Switzerland 1.1%2012Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2013Q1: Switzerland 1.2%2013Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2013Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2013Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2014Q1: Switzerland 1.3%2014Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2014Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2014Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2015Q1: Switzerland 1.2%2015Q2: Switzerland 1.1%2015Q3: Switzerland 1.0%2015Q4: Switzerland 1.0%2016Q1: Switzerland 1.1%2016Q2: Switzerland 1.1%2016Q3: Switzerland 1.1%2016Q4: Switzerland 1.1%2017Q1: Switzerland 1.2%2017Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2017Q3: Switzerland 1.2%2017Q4: Switzerland 1.2%2018Q1: Switzerland 1.4%2018Q2: Switzerland 1.5%2018Q3: Switzerland 1.4%2018Q4: Switzerland 1.5%2019Q1: Switzerland 1.5%2019Q2: Switzerland 1.7%2019Q3: Switzerland 1.6%2019Q4: Switzerland 1.6%2020Q1: Switzerland 1.4%2020Q2: Switzerland 1.2%2020Q3: Switzerland 1.3%2020Q4: Switzerland 1.3%2021Q1: Switzerland 1.4%2021Q2: Switzerland 1.7%2021Q3: Switzerland 1.8%2021Q4: Switzerland 1.9%2022Q1: Switzerland 2.2%2022Q2: Switzerland 2.3%2022Q3: Switzerland 2.2%2022Q4: Switzerland 2.2%2023Q1: Switzerland 2.2%2023Q2: Switzerland 2.2%2023Q3: Switzerland 2.0%2023Q4: Switzerland 1.9%2024Q1: Switzerland 2.0%2024Q2: Switzerland 1.8%2024Q3: Switzerland 1.8%2024Q4: Switzerland 1.6%2025Q1: Switzerland 1.7%2025Q2: Switzerland 1.7%2025Q3: Switzerland 1.6%2025Q4: Switzerland 1.6%2026Q1: Switzerland 1.8%2026Q2: Switzerland 1.7%

Quarterly figures are not labelled seasonally adjusted. The change compares the same quarter in consecutive years. Full histories can be revised by the publisher.

Show values
Observation quarterSwitzerland
2026Q21.7%
2026Q11.8%
2025Q41.6%
2025Q31.6%
2025Q21.7%
2025Q11.7%
2024Q41.6%
2024Q31.8%
2024Q21.8%
2024Q12.0%
2023Q41.9%
2023Q32.0%
2023Q22.2%
2023Q12.2%
2022Q42.2%
2022Q32.2%
2022Q22.3%
2022Q12.2%
2021Q41.9%
2021Q31.8%
2021Q21.7%
2021Q11.4%
2020Q41.3%
2020Q31.3%
2020Q21.2%
2020Q11.4%
2019Q41.6%
2019Q31.6%
2019Q21.7%
2019Q11.5%
2018Q41.5%
2018Q31.4%
2018Q21.5%
2018Q11.4%
2017Q41.2%
2017Q31.2%
2017Q21.2%
2017Q11.2%
2016Q41.1%
2016Q31.1%
2016Q21.1%
2016Q11.1%
2015Q41.0%
2015Q31.0%
2015Q21.1%
2015Q11.2%
2014Q41.1%
2014Q31.2%
2014Q21.2%
2014Q11.3%
2013Q41.1%
2013Q31.2%
2013Q21.2%
2013Q11.2%
2012Q41.1%
2012Q31.1%
2012Q21.2%
2012Q11.2%
2011Q41.1%
2011Q31.2%
2011Q21.4%
2011Q11.4%
2010Q41.2%
2010Q31.2%
2010Q21.2%
2010Q11.1%
2009Q41.0%
2009Q31.0%
2009Q21.1%
2009Q11.1%
2008Q41.1%
2008Q31.6%
2008Q21.6%
2008Q11.7%
2007Q41.5%
2007Q31.6%
2007Q21.6%
2007Q11.5%
2006Q41.3%
2006Q31.2%
2006Q21.2%
2006Q11.2%
2005Q41.0%
2005Q30.8%
2005Q20.8%
2005Q10.8%
2004Q40.7%
2004Q30.7%
2004Q20.9%
2004Q11.0%
2003Q40.7%
2003Q30.7%
2003Q20.9%
Sources and definitions

The vacancy rate is vacancies divided by occupied jobs plus vacancies, multiplied by 100. Counts are survey estimates, rounded for display. No uncertainty interval is supplied in this source.

FSO / BFS / OFS / UST · JOBSTAT / BESTA · Source release: 2026-08-27

Meta information: Last modified: new quarter State of the database: 27.08.2026 Survey reference day: last month of each quarter (March, June, September & December) Spatial reference: Switzerland Survey: Job Statistics JOBSTAT Symbols used: ' ... ' : Number unknown because not (yet) surveyed or not (yet) calculated Comments : The series of JOBSTAT have been revised for the quarters from 2018-II to 2026-I (August 2026) For methodological reasons, results from branch 78 are not available.

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