Is Switzerland Really The Country Of Bankers? by Duc-Quang Nguyen, swissinfo.ch
Professions are not usually associated with a particular country, yet everybody has heard of the 'Swiss banker'. The cliché is omnipresent in the news, books or movies. Bank secrecy, tax evasion and US fines have lately been the source of numerous controversies. Is the Swiss banking stereotype nevertheless well-deserved? The answer is contained in the following graphics.
Banks and employment
Switzerland may be perceived as the land of bankers but how prevalent are they really? The following graphic depicts employment in Switzerland by economic sector, the size of each box is proportional to the number of jobs:
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