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Potenzielle zusätzliche Arbeitskräfte nach diversen Merkmalen Title only published in German.
The latest figure is 77.8 for 2026 Q2, up 67% since 2006 Q2 (46.6).
Personen auf Arbeitssuche, nicht verfügbar / 0 20 40 60 80 100 2006 2011 2014 2017 2020 2022 2026 2006 Q2: 46.6 2007 Q2: 59.8 2008 Q2: 55.4 2009 Q2: 60.1 2010 Q1: 55.8 2010 Q2: 65.3 2010 Q3: 48.1 2010 Q4: 51.3 2011 Q1: 49.9 2011 Q2: 53.6 2011 Q3: 40.2 2011 Q4: 47.5 2012 Q1: 62.4 2012 Q2: 60.2 2012 Q3: 43.7 2012 Q4: 47.7 2013 Q1: 57.5 2013 Q2: 60.0 2013 Q3: 51.5 2013 Q4: 56.2 2014 Q1: 48.2 2014 Q2: 57.6 2014 Q3: 51.3 2014 Q4: 53.8 2015 Q1: 55.3 2015 Q2: 63.1 2015 Q3: 50.7 2015 Q4: 53.7 2016 Q1: 65.3 2016 Q2: 76.5 2016 Q3: 53.4 2016 Q4: 59.5 2017 Q1: 59.1 2017 Q2: 67.6 2017 Q3: 56.9 2017 Q4: 68.5 2018 Q1: 58.1 2018 Q2: 75.9 2018 Q3: 41.1 2018 Q4: 55.5 2019 Q1: 62.8 2019 Q2: 71.0 2019 Q3: 58.4 2019 Q4: 52.9 2020 Q1: 56.0 2020 Q2: 63.5 2020 Q3: 52.7 2020 Q4: 43.9 2021 Q1: 46.3 2021 Q2: 68.8 2021 Q3: 37.8 2021 Q4: 43.4 2022 Q1: 63.9 2022 Q2: 70.9 2022 Q3: 57.0 2022 Q4: 56.6 2023 Q1: 57.2 2023 Q2: 67.4 2023 Q3: 56.3 2023 Q4: 55.2 2024 Q1: 63.1 2024 Q2: 75.8 2024 Q3: 63.7 2024 Q4: 58.7 2025 Q1: 65.0 2025 Q2: 81.6 2025 Q3: 64.1 2025 Q4: 54.0 2026 Q1: 61.1 2026 Q2: 77.8 Chart uses the complete source file. Slice shown: sheet: Quartalswerte; row: Personen auf Arbeitssuche, nicht verfügbar2). As published: Quartalsdurchschnittswerte1), in 1000. Questions about these data Who publishes these data? Federal Statistical Office
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Which years are indicated in the catalogue or data profile? Period: 2006–2026. This describes stored catalogue and profile information; it does not guarantee uninterrupted annual observations.
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Which file formats are available? HTML, XLS
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The numbers Most recent first Period Personen auf Arbeitssuche, nicht verfügbar 2026 Q2 77.8 2026 Q1 61.1 2025 Q4 54.0 2025 Q3 64.1 2025 Q2 81.6 2025 Q1 65.0 2024 Q4 58.7 2024 Q3 63.7 2024 Q2 75.8 2024 Q1 63.1 2023 Q4 55.2 2023 Q3 56.3 2023 Q2 67.4 2023 Q1 57.2 2022 Q4 56.6 2022 Q3 57.0 2022 Q2 70.9 2022 Q1 63.9 2021 Q4 43.4 2021 Q3 37.8 2021 Q2 68.8 2021 Q1 46.3 2020 Q4 43.9 2020 Q3 52.7 2020 Q2 63.5 2020 Q1 56.0 2019 Q4 52.9 2019 Q3 58.4 2019 Q2 71.0 2019 Q1 62.8 2018 Q4 55.5 2018 Q3 41.1 2018 Q2 75.9 2018 Q1 58.1 2017 Q4 68.5 2017 Q3 56.9 2017 Q2 67.6 2017 Q1 59.1 2016 Q4 59.5 2016 Q3 53.4 2016 Q2 76.5 2016 Q1 65.3 2015 Q4 53.7 2015 Q3 50.7 2015 Q2 63.1 2015 Q1 55.3 2014 Q4 53.8 2014 Q3 51.3 2014 Q2 57.6 2014 Q1 48.2 2013 Q4 56.2 2013 Q3 51.5 2013 Q2 60.0 2013 Q1 57.5 2012 Q4 47.7 2012 Q3 43.7 2012 Q2 60.2 2012 Q1 62.4 2011 Q4 47.5 2011 Q3 40.2
What the publisher says Dieses Dataset präsentiert die potenziellen zusätzlichen Arbeitskräfte der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach verschiedenen Merkmalen, seit 2006.
Periods covered
2006 Q2 – 2026 Q2
Profile Period 2006–2026 Coverage Switzerland-wide Updated quarterly Women & men Work & income
About this data Publisher Federal Statistical Office Dataset opendata.swiss Source file XLS download Rows in file not counted Publisher updates quarterly Page built 2026-10-30 Read with care Column names and codes are shown as the publisher wrote them; RKS does not translate or relabel them. This page was generated from the source file automatically. Check the original before quoting a number. Related data