Employment rate in Ostschweiz
The employment rate in Ostschweiz was 84.8% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Ostschweiz, 2025
84.8%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
Switzerland, 2025
82.4%
Position in 2025
9th of 289
Employment rate in Ostschweiz over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ostschweiz | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84.8% | 82.4% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | 83.0% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | 83.1% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | 82.4% |
| 2021 | 84.2%b (break in time series) | 82.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 84.7% | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | 82.9% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | 82.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | 82.0% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | 81.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | 80.8% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | 80.8% |
| 2010 | 81.3%b (break in time series) | 79.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 82.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | 81.3% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | 80.5% |
| 2005 | 81.5%b (break in time series) | 79.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 81.7% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | 80.2% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | 81.2% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | 81.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 85.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 83.4%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Ostschweiz has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 82.4%.