Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS) and its derivative statistics: working hours – 7.7 billion hours worked in 2014
Neuchâtel, 21.05.2015 - (FSO) - According to results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the total number of hours worked in Switzerland reached 7.712 billion in 2014, representing an increase of 1.2% compared with the previous year. Between 2010 and 2014, the actual weekly hours worked by full-time employees declined by 5 minutes and stood at 41 hours and 20 minutes, whereas the number of weeks of holiday rose slightly from 5.0 to 5.1 weeks.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Rongfang Reutter, FSO, Section Labour Force, +41 58 463 64 86, rongfang.reutter@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
