{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ch-employment-rate-women","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-employment-rate-women","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ch-employment-rate-women/","title":"Switzerland Female Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Switzerland's Female Employment Rate: 79.2 % of women (20–64) in 2025, -0.3pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Switzerland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Switzerland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of women (20–64)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Switzerland Female Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Switzerland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Switzerland (2025)","value":"79.2","unit":"% of women (20–64)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Switzerland Female Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":72.7},{"period":"2006","value":73.2},{"period":"2007","value":73.9},{"period":"2008","value":76},{"period":"2009","value":75.6},{"period":"2010","value":73.2},{"period":"2011","value":74.6},{"period":"2012","value":75.3},{"period":"2013","value":75.3},{"period":"2014","value":76.2},{"period":"2015","value":76.8},{"period":"2016","value":77.5},{"period":"2017","value":77.4},{"period":"2018","value":77.9},{"period":"2019","value":78.6},{"period":"2020","value":78.3},{"period":"2021","value":78.1},{"period":"2022","value":78.4},{"period":"2023","value":79.2},{"period":"2024","value":79.5},{"period":"2025","value":79.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of women (20–64)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"79.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"79.2","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"78.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"78.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"78.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"78.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"77.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"77.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"77.5","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"75.3","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"74.6","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"73.2","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"75.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"76.0","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the female employment rate (ages 20-64) in Switzerland from 2005 to present. Highlight the gender gap versus the overall employment rate. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 79.5 % of women (20–64) in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 72.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 79.2 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp."}]}