The figures are out. Of the 7,489,370 people living in Switzerland 211,000 are called working poor. The definition is those earning under 2490CHF or US$1889 per month as a single person or 4609CHF or US$3500 for a couple with two kids. It’s about 6.7% of the population according to the articles. Basically a family of four earning the equivalent of US$42000 is considered poor. Fortunately it is a small percentage.
A disadvantage is that technically people can not work two jobs in this country, although some employers have given consent. A forty-hour work week is considered enough here. However when I compare prices here to other places I find where once they were much higher they are now on a level for some things such as housing. Geneva housing, when you can find, it, seems lower than say Boston or New York.
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