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AI & jobs · Canton in Switzerland

Vaud

Canton CH-VD Largest city: Lausanne
40%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 40% (+0.2 pts).
MODEL7th of 26 regions182K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
846K
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
9.4%
3rd largest of 26
People in workMODEL
457K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.9%
national 7.9%
Area
3,304 km²
256 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
31% live in major cities
Largest city
Lausanne
266K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.85×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
8.0%
9.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
42%
national 41%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
45%
national 45%
Augmentation 55%Automation 45%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Vaud Switzerland
Health & care 15.5%
Business services 14.8%
Manufacturing 11.8%
Retail & wholesale 11.3%
Education 7.5%
Other services 6.8%
Construction 6.7%
Finance 5.4%
Public admin 5.2%
Transport & logistics 4.5%
Hospitality 4.0%
ICT & software 3.8%
Agriculture 1.7%
Utilities 1.1%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 32.2K Business services 31.8K Retail & wholesale 20.1K Education 16.8K Manufacturing 15.1K Finance 14K Public admin 12.6K Other services 10.4K

Ranking in Switzerland

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 26 regions.

4Bern 41% 5Lucerne 41% 6Schaffhausen 40% 7Vaud 40% 8Appenzell Ausserrhoden 40% 9Ticino 40% 10Appenzell Innerrhoden 40%
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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