People in work during each economy minister's tenure
Every economy minister since 1991, ranked by how people in work changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Economy minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johann Schneider-Ammann | 1 Nov 2010 – 1 Jan 2019 | +13.4% Q3 2010 → Q4 2018 | +1.5%/yr | |
| 2 |  Doris Leuthard | 1 Aug 2006 – 1 Nov 2010 | +6.7% Q2 2006 → Q3 2010 | +1.5%/yr | |
| 3 |  Guy Parmelin | 1 Jan 2019 – now | +6.2% Q4 2018 → Q2 2026 | +0.8%/yr | |
| 4 |  Pascal Couchepin | 1 Apr 1998 – 1 Jan 2003 | +5.4% Q1 1998 → Q4 2002 | +1.1%/yr | |
| 5 | Joseph Deiss | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Aug 2006 | +1.6% Q4 2002 → Q2 2006 | +0.5%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousand people, four-quarter average, working in Switzerland · FSO, employment statistics (ETS), people working in Switzerland whatever their residence (the domestic concept: cross-border commuters and short-stay workers included), not seasonally adjusted, averaged over the trailing four quarters, from the second quarter of 1991 (when one hour's work a week began to count) · Switzerland data · as of Oct 2026.