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NOGA 97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
97Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Activités des ménages en tant qu’employeurs de personnel domestique |
| Deutsch (de) | Private Haushalte mit Hauspersonal |
| Italiano (it) | Attività di famiglie e convivenze come datori di lavoro per personale domestico |
| English (en) | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 97 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| group | 97.0 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 97 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 97 | 97 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 97 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 97 | Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 97 | Activités des ménages en tant qu’employeurs de personnel domestique | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 97, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | division | Undifferentiated goods- and service-producing activities of private households for own use |
| 96 | division | Personal service activities |
| 95 | division | Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 99 | division | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies |
| 94 | division | Activities of membership organisations |
| 93 | division | Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities |
| 92 | division | Gambling and betting activities |
| 91 | division | Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 97.
A company whose main activity falls under "Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel" is classified under NOGA code 97.
This category covers service companies, firms, agencies and sole traders whose main offering matches this activity: consulting firms, professional practices and independent providers.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 97 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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