Daily News
View All NewsSwitzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 10.2% increase in job ads for June
The Michael Page Swiss Job Index recorded an increased in advertised jobs of 10.2% in June 2018 when compared to the same period last year.
The 10.2% increase was ahead of the average growth over the last three years of 8.9%, for the same period.
Across Switzerland monthly growth was 2.2% in June with the Swiss Romande region leading the growth in advertised jobs with a monthly growth of 6.6%.
| Job Categories |
Monthly Growth (May 2018 – June 2018) |
Year-on-Year Growth (June 2017 – June 2018) |
| 9.3% | 26.9% |
| 8.8% | 54.3% |
| 7.3% | 37.0% |
| 6.3% | 9.7% |
| 5.3% | 24.1% |
“We’ve seen significant growth in the first half of 2018”, Nicolai Mikkelsen, Executive Director, Michael Page, said. “Demand is especially strong for technical specialists across all functions including transport and logistics, IT, banking and financial control functions”.
The Lake Geneva region (GE, VD, VS) recorded the biggest monthly and year-on-year growth with 6.6% and 13.1%, respectively.
| Regions | Monthly Growth (May 2018 – June 2018) |
Year-on-Year Growth(June 2017 – June 2018) |
| Lake Geneva (GE, VD, VS) | 6.6% | 13.1% |
| East (AI, AR, GL, GR, SG, SH, TG) | 3.5% | 17.7% |
| Central (LU, NW, OW, SZ, UR, ZG) | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Zurich (ZH) | 1.6% | 9.5% |
| Mid (BE, FR, JU, NE, SO) | 1.3% | 12.8% |
| North (AG, BL, BS) | 0.4% | 1.1% |
The Michael Page Swiss Job Index measures the number of advertised vacancies on company sites throughout Switzerland. Introduced in January 2012, the Swiss Job Index provides a unique, comprehensive overview of the Swiss labour market and the most important monthly trends.