# Jobs in accomodation A thematic map of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. The map is drawn in the browser; this file describes it and lists its variants and links, but not the data values shown on the map. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/jobs-in-accomodation/ - Short title: Accommodation: jobs - Map id: 806 - Categories: Economy and Energy › Services › Accommodation, food and beverage service activities - Keywords: Economy, Labour, Labour force, Leisure time, Tourism - Published: 2020-11-04 - Last revised: 2023-10-24 - Content language: English - Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/beschaeftigte-in-der-beherbergung.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/emplois-dans-lhebergement.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/addetti-nel-ramo-dei-servizi-di-alloggio.md) ## Description The hotel and restaurant/catering trade is an important activity for the economy, since it includes catering for tourists. It covers hotels and restaurants as well as activities in other forms of board and lodging (cafeterias, camping sites, etc.). In 2018, this branch had around 256,900 jobs and 28,985 establishments. More than 79,000 jobs were in the hotel trade and more than 177,000 in restaurants/catering, the remainder being in other activities of the branch. In total, only 260 catering companies had more than 50 employees, while around 19,300 had fewer than 10 employees. The food service companies with the highest turnover in Switzerland include the SV Group, Groupe Eldora, Migros Cooperative, Coop Gastronomie and McDonald's Switzerland. In absolute terms, the cantons of Zurich (3298), Berne (2501) and Vaud (2095) had the most jobs in this activity. However, the importance of the hotel and restaurant trade is greatest in the tourist areas. In the canton of Grisons, 14% of jobs were registered in this branch in 2018. The proportion is also high in Appenzell Innerrhoden, Valais, Obwalden and Uri (over 10%). At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest proportion was recorded in Basel Country with 4%, while Zug, Neuchâtel, Aargau and Jura had less than 5%. It should also be stressed that this activity employed a large number of foreigners – 113,000 in 2018, i.e. 44% – a higher percentage than that for the secondary and tertiary sectors as a whole (26%). Around 95 per cent of the new foreign workers came from the EU/EFTA states. In addition, the hotel and restaurant/catering trade employed more women (143,000, i.e. 55.7%) than men, and there were almost 119,300 part-time jobs (46.4%). The hotel and restaurant industry makes a significant contribution to a high employment rate throughout Switzerland, but as a personnel-intensive industry it has lower productivity than other sectors. ## Sources - HotellerieSuisse (2020): Die Hotellerie in der Schweiz – Zahlen und Fakten - Schweizer Tourismus Verband (2019): Schweizer Tourismus in Zahlen 2018 – Struktur- und Branchendaten - FSO (2010): Statistisches Jahrbuch der Schweiz. Neuchâtel: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung ## Data sources - Atlas der Schweiz: Administrative Einheiten 1:1 Mio. (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone) - Atlas of Switzerland (2010): [Basiskarte 1:500.000](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - ETH Zurich: [Atlas of Switzerland](https://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - FSO (2020): [Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/industrie-dienstleistungen/erhebungen/statent.html) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500) ## Data owners - [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/) ## Citation The terms of use ask to name the Atlas of Switzerland and the data owners, and to keep the source references in exports, screenshots and embeds. Cite the map as: > Atlas of Switzerland (2023): Jobs in accomodation. ETH Zürich. Map data © AoS, FSO, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/jobs-in-accomodation/ ## Variants The map has 9 variants. Levels: variant → spatial unit → time. The `u` value of a variant selects it in the links below. - Jobs - Cantons - 2011: `u=ARIAAwDU` - 2014: `u=AmcAAwDU` - 2017: `u=AtYAAwDU` (default) - Communes - 2011: `u=ARIABQDU` - 2014: `u=AmcABQDU` - 2017: `u=AtYABQDU` - Labour market areas 2018 - 2011: `u=ARIA6gDU` - 2014: `u=AmcA6gDU` - 2017: `u=AtYA6gDU` ## Links Replace `{u}` with the `u` value of a variant above, or leave out `u={u}` for the default variant. The map opens at its full extent; a link cannot set the map position. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/jobs-in-accomodation/?u={u} - Short link, stays valid when the title changes: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/t/806/?u={u} - Side by side with another map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/comparison/?lt=806&lu={u}&rt={id of the other map}&ru={u of the other map, or leave out} Embed in another website (allowed by the terms of use, as long as the source references stay visible): ```html ``` In the embed URL, `dm` sets what is shown: `e` the map with its title bar (default), `p` also the values of an object clicked on the map, `m` only the map with a button that opens it in the atlas. `ig=1` (default) lets the map react to scrolling and dragging only after a click into it, `ig=0` right away. 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