Which country has the most workforce in Switzerland?

After Germany with 89.9%, Austria, Slovakia, France and Greece follow suit at rates of between 89.5% and 85%. At the end of the employment rate table are countries like Russia, Eritrea and Turkey, with rates below 60%, writes Swissinfo.ch.ch.

For all workers, the labor force's participation rate in Switzerland for 2018-2022 averaged 83.5% for those aged 25 to 64. For foreign workers, it was 79.0%, and for people with Swiss passports, 85.5%.

Meanwhile, foreign workers are often more educated than workers with Swiss passports. For example, according to the FSO, about 90% of Americans and Russians have a high education, followed by the United Kingdom (80.4%), the Netherlands (76.3%) and Greece (72.7%). For Swiss citizens, the corresponding proportion is only 48.2%, albinfo.ch conveys.

This would also have an impact on the weight of these nations on Swiss labour market management levels. For people from the United Kingdom, for example, the ruling part of positions is 44.3%. This is followed by workers from the US (38.8%), the Netherlands and Greece (35.9% each) as well as Germany (35.5%), France (34.8%), and Austria (33.1%). For persons with Swiss passports, the level of leadership positions is 28.7%.

According to the FSO, there are clear differences even in the working conditions of foreign workers. For example, according to the FSO, employees from the United Kingdom and the United States have more often flexible working hours, with a portion of about two-thirds. For the Swiss, that figure is 51.2%, writes Swissinfo.ch.

By contrast, the figure for workers from Eritrea and Sri Lanka is only about 10%. People from these countries also work relatively often with contracts with specific deadlines and nontypical working hours, sends albinfo.ch.