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Switzerland Employment Level Estimated 2021-02-25 09:00 Europe/Zurich: data, chart, and analysis

Switzerland Employment Level came in at 5,148,556 on Feb 25, 2021, compared with 5,138,925 previously. See the full release history, chart, Swiss National Bank context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
5,148,556
Previous
5,138,925
Forecast
--
Reference period
2020-12-31

Last updated:

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Switzerland Employment Level release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Switzerland Employment Level chart through 2020-12-31
CHF Employment Level readings through 2020-12-31. Latest: 5,148,556.

Employment Level release read

Switzerland Employment Level came in at 5,148,556 on Feb 25, 2021, compared with 5,138,925 previously. See the full release history, chart, Swiss National Bank context, and API access for this series.

The parent Employment Level page shows the full time series for Switzerland. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CHF event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID chf_employment_2021-02-25
API announcement ID chf_employment_2020-12-31
Release time
Estimated 2021-02-25 08:00 UTC
Reference period date 2020-12-31
Actual value 5,148,556
Previous value 5,138,925
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1614240000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Switzerland Employment Level history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Switzerland Employment Level releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

Estimated 2021-05-26 09:00 Europe/Zurich · 5,119,258

Older release

Estimated 2020-11-25 09:00 Europe/Zurich · 5,138,925

Related Switzerland indicators

Continue from this release into adjacent macro series for the same country.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Switzerland Employment Level.

What did Switzerland Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Switzerland Employment Level was 5,148,556 Persons in Q4 2020. The previous reading was 5,138,925 Persons.

When was this Switzerland Employment Level release published?

The publication time is estimated for Feb 25, 2021 at 09:00 Europe/Zurich. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Switzerland Employment Level release?

The next Switzerland Employment Level release is scheduled for Nov 12, 2026.

What is the official source for Switzerland Employment Level?

FSO publishes the official Employment Level series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1614240000,
  "announcement_id": "chf_employment_2020-12-31",
  "date": "2020-12-31",
  "previous_value": 5138925.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1614240000,
      "val": 5148556.0
    }
  ],
  "val": 5148556.0
}