The figures show the development of the number of employed persons in the Creative Economy Switzerland for the years 2010–2025.
Roman PageJune 9, 2026
ZCCE research website presents visual data and statistics (Data), research articles (Analysis), information articles (Insights) and reviews of books, essays and academic papers (Review)
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The figures show employment in the Swiss Creative Economy in the period 2023–2025 and the average of these three years.
Roman PageJune 9, 2026
The dashboard presents the Creative Industries Switzerland 2023 by submarket and canton. It contains information on the number of businesses, employees, full time equivalents, generated gross value added and turnover.
Roman PageMarch 31, 2026
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Die Kurzportraits zeigen wesentliche Eckdaten zur Kreativwirtschaft und deren volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung, behandeln ein Fokusthema und enthalten konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen sowie eine zukunftsorientierte Agenda des ZCCE. Den Anfang macht der Kanton Zürich. Als bedeutendster Standort der Branche in der Schweiz steht hier die enge Verknüpfung mit der traditionellen KMU-Landschaft im Fokus.
Roman PageApril 30, 2026
„Lohn ist Ausdruck von Wertschätzung“ — diese Haltung spiegelt sich in zahlreichen Rückmeldungen der befragten Designer:innen wider. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat die Swiss Design Association (SDA) das Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE) an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHdK) mit einer vertieften Untersuchung zur Einkommens-und Honorarsituation von Schweizer Designer:innen beauftragt. Dieser Bericht liefert erstmals eine systematische Auswertung von Einkommen,…
Samuel MeierJanuary 30, 2026
Working Papers on Cultural Policy Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE) / FRÉDÉRIC MARTEL, 2025 This prospective paper is the result of a commission from the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE), at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). It was conceived in response both to the strategic needs of the ZCCE and to a specific request formulated by…
Frédéric MartelJanuary 19, 2026
Latest insights
Is freedom of artistic expression on the rise or at risk? The answer is simple: There is more to do to oppose the alarming number of threats, oppression, social and economic challenges, or political exclusion of people working in the cultural and creative sector. We look at two reports addressing the topic. We are aware of artists in emergency situations…
Carole Guertler, lic. phil. I / MASOctober 8, 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO, or OIT in french), the UN labour agency, has just published a long study on "the future of of work in the arts and entertainment sector". The Zurich Centre For Creatives Economies at ZHdK University had prepared a "working paper" in 2022, part statistics, part policy, which was used for this research. A technical meeting,…
Frédéric MartelMarch 8, 2023
Discover startups, spin-offs, and non-profit organisations from the ZHdK ecosystem The ZHdK Startup Finder is a new online database launched under the label of the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE). It offers an overview of the various startups, spin-offs and non-profit organisations that have emerged in the ZHdK ecosystem in recent years. The Startup Finder also showcases the innovative potential and diversity…
NataliaSmatsiDecember 5, 2022
Latest reviews
Edited by Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian, Jarna Heinonen, and Nick Wilson Elgar Modern Guides A review by Carole Gürtler This book assembles a collection of fresh perspectives on creative economies. With an interdisciplinary approach, it encompasses a wide array of contributions that offer insights across various fields, such as arts and cultural management, cultural policy, cultural sociology, economics, entrepreneurship, management and business studies, geography, humanities,…
Carole Guertler, lic. phil. I / MASJune 26, 2024
Curating Capitalism: How Art Impacts Business, Management, and Economy by Pierre Guillet de Monthoux Sternberg Press (Serie : Experiments in Art and Capitalism) A review by Luca Danieli What is the role of the artist in shaping the knowledge of the future? What’s the role of the curator? And how can these figures impact the economy and set the agenda in the…
Luca DanieliOctober 23, 2023
A review of the book Russia Today, un média au service de l’État russe, written by Maxime Audinet. Today, with the war in Ukraine, RT has found itself under European sanctions, and many personalities linked to this structure, such as Margarita Simonian, are under international sanctions. In this 2021 book, written before the 2022’s war, Audinet attempts to tell the…
Dilan RadjibJune 18, 2023
