The figure shows the development of the number of employed persons in the Creative Economy Switzerland and its sub-sectors for the years 2010 to 2020. In Switzerland, a total of 550,000 people were employed in the Creative Economy in 2020, which is 0.9% (-5,000) less than in 2019 (555,000). In contrast, the number of people employed in the overall economy decreased by 0.2% (-10’000) compared to the previous year.
Based on the classification for creative occupations and industries according to the UK’s DCMS and innovation foundation Nesta, we estimate the size of the Swiss creative economy employment and its three main components (specialist, non-specialist, and embedded employment) using the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).
Creative economy employment is given by the sum of creative industries employment and all creative jobs in other industries (embedded jobs).
Further information in our Creative Economies Reports and in the Research Notes.
