Official data

Which sectors are hiring ?

Where are the jobs and are they growing ?

sector size : jobs and share of Swiss employment jobs gained in one year jobs lost in one year the % above each bar is the variation over one year

Growing

7 sectors have more jobs than a year ago

+1,3%
896k 15.9%
+0,5%
593k 10.5%
+1,8%
386k 6.8%
+2,6%
377k 6.7%
+1,1%
283k 5.0%
+1,5%
279k 5.0%
+1,8%
233k 4.1%
Health and social work
Real estate, professional services
Construction
Administrative and support services
Transport and storage
Accommodation and food services
Public administration

Stable

3 sectors have a change below 0.5 %

+0,2%
646k 11.5%
-0,2%
422k 7.5%
+0,1%
288k 5.1%
Trade, vehicle repair
Education
Arts, entertainment, other services

Declining

3 sectors have fewer jobs than a year ago

-0,7%
700k 12.4%
-1,8%
261k 4.6%
-1,5%
205k 3.6%
Manufacturing
Finance and insurance
Information and communication
sector size over one year
Administrative and support services 377'025 2.6%
Construction 385'791 1.8%
Public administration 233'498 1.8%
Accommodation and food services 279'035 1.5%
Health and social work 896'160 1.3%
Transport and storage 282'568 1.1%
Real estate, professional services 593'485 0.5%
Trade, vehicle repair 646'262 0.2%
Arts, entertainment, other services 288'333 0.1%
Education 421'774 -0.2%
Manufacturing 700'293 -0.7%
Information and communication 205'188 -1.5%
Finance and insurance 261'234 -1.8%

Where is there the least competition ?

Each dot represents a sector. On a green background, there are more open positions than jobseekers.

10'000 10'000 20'000 20'000 job vacancies → job seekers ↑ Health and social work — 16'336 positions, 12'261 jobseekers (0.75 per position) Real estate, professional services — 14'821 positions, 13'689 jobseekers (0.92 per position) Manufacturing — 12'882 positions, 18'378 jobseekers (1.43 per position) Trade, vehicle repair — 10'730 positions, 19'109 jobseekers (1.78 per position) Construction — 8'328 positions, 9'095 jobseekers (1.09 per position) Accommodation and food services — 6'047 positions, 10'190 jobseekers (1.69 per position) Transport and storage — 4'948 positions, 6'388 jobseekers (1.29 per position) Finance and insurance — 4'706 positions, 7'999 jobseekers (1.7 per position) Information and communication — 4'302 positions, 6'465 jobseekers (1.5 per position) Arts, entertainment, other services — 4'009 positions, 5'459 jobseekers (1.36 per position) Public administration — 3'825 positions, 3'630 jobseekers (0.95 per position) Administrative and support services — 3'506 positions, 8'852 jobseekers (2.52 per position) Education — 2'651 positions, 4'753 jobseekers (1.79 per position)
more jobs than job seekers fewer jobs than job seekers

The vertical line marks 1 jobseeker per position. To the left : more positions than candidates.

And where is recruitment most difficult ?

The more a sector struggles to recruit, the more weight your application carries. Swiss average : 16.5% of companies.

Health and social work 26.7%
Manufacturing 20.9%
Transport and storage 17.8%
Construction 17.0%
Information and communication 16.5%
Trade, vehicle repair 16.3%
Accommodation and food services 14.8%
Finance and insurance 14.0%
Administrative and support services 13.9%
Public administration 11.8%
Real estate, professional services 10.8%
Education 8.1%
Arts, entertainment, other services 6.9%

Share of companies reporting recruitment difficulties, OFS 2026Q1 · job vacancies OFS 2026Q1 · jobseekers SECO.