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AI & jobs · Canton in Switzerland

Obwalden

Canton CH-OW Largest city: Sarnen
39%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 40% (−0.5 pts).
MODEL13th of 26 regions8,327 exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
39.3K
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
0.4%
24th largest of 26
People in workMODEL
21.2K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.8%
national 7.9%
Area
482 km²
81 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
24% live in major cities
Largest city
Sarnen
9,410 (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

The Anthropic Economic Index does not publish usage for this region. Regions below a minimum number of sampled conversations are left out.

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Obwalden Switzerland
Health & care 15.8%
Business services 13.2%
Manufacturing 12.4%
Retail & wholesale 11.6%
Education 7.9%
Construction 7.0%
Other services 6.9%
Public admin 5.1%
Transport & logistics 4.6%
Finance 4.6%
Hospitality 4.1%
ICT & software 3.2%
Agriculture 2.4%
Utilities 1.1%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 1,527 Business services 1,311 Retail & wholesale 953 Education 819 Manufacturing 739 Public admin 571 Finance 554 Other services 493

Ranking in Switzerland

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 26 regions.

10Appenzell Innerrhoden 40% 11Zug 40% 12Neuchâtel 39% 13Obwalden 39% 14Nidwalden 39% 15St. Gallen 39% 16Uri 39%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Switzerland's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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