In 2020, the personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical industry in Switzerland increased by 1.7 billion euros (+5.6 percent) since 2019. Therefore, the personnel costs in Switzerland reached a peak in 2020 with 32.3 billion euros. Personnel costs are made up of wages, salaries and employers' social security costs. They include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the employer, as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions.
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Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020
(in million euros)
d: Definition differs, see metadata. The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs. Data coverage corresponds to Section M of CE Rev2.
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Eurostat. (March 22, 2024). Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros)." Chart. March 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/
Eurostat. (2024). Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Annual Personnel Costs of The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Activities Industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/
Eurostat, Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual personnel costs of the professional, scientific, and technical activities industry in Switzerland from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, March 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/486635/personnel-costs-professional-scientific-technical-sector-switzerland/
