Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) · quarterly
Employment outlook
1.0
2004-01-01 – 2026-01-01
The forward-looking labour indicator from the FSO employment barometer (BESTA): firms' employment-outlook index by economic division, quarterly. A reading above 1.0 signals net hiring intent over the coming three months, below 1.0 net reduction — the leading complement to the jobs (ch_fso_besta) and vacancies (ch_fso_vacancies) series.
Recent values
| Date | 5-96 Total |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | 1.06 |
| 2023-07-01 | 1.04 |
| 2023-10-01 | 1.05 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1.05 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1.05 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1.03 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1.04 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1.04 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1.04 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.02 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.03 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1.03 |