Swiss HR Barometer 2026 Factsheet (n = 1,597 employees in Switzerland) Italian-speaking Switzerland
Diverse/no response
9%
1%
French-speaking Switzerland
20%
Women
Sample by gender
50%
Men
Sample by language region
49%
German-speaking Switzerland
Construction Education
71%
Wholesale and retail trade, repair services Public administration, public institutions Transport and communications
3%
1%
8%
Other services, private households 7%
20%
Baugewerbe
Credit and insurance services Real estate, renting, IT, research and development
9%
Construction Unterrichtswesen Handel, Reparaturgewerbe Education öffentliche Verwaltung, externe Körperschaft
Wholesale and retail trade, repair services Verkehr und Nachrichtenübermittlung Publicsonstige administration, public institutions Dienstleistungen, private Haushalte
Manufacturing Health and social services
Kredit-and und communications Versicherungsgewerbe Transport
Agriculture and forestry
Immobilien, Vermietung, IT, Forschung und Entwicklun
Sample by industry
Hospitality and food services 13%
7%
Otherverarbeitendes services, private households Gewerbe Gesundheits- und Sozialwesen Forstwirtschaft CreditLandandund insurance services Gastgewerbe
9%
6% 5% 12%
Real estate, renting, IT, research and development Manufacturing Health and social services
7%
Agriculture and forestry
78%
and food servicesskills Confidence inHospitality one’s own digital remains high – but is declining.
36%
9%
do not see their job as but expect mass threatened by unemployment. automation
Concerns about job security have increased again since 2024.
2020
79% high confidence
2026
52% high confidence
The share of employees who consider “career advancement” important is declining: 56% 2018
47% 2026
One in two employees benefits at work from experiences gained outside of work.