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Switzerland unemployment rate

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Key data points


Last release
Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
Forecast
Highest
5.70% on Feb 28, 1997
Lowest
1.50% on Aug 31, 2001

About Switzerland unemployment rate


Category
Labor
Frequency
Monthly
Units
%
In Switzerland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Frequently Asked Questions


To calculate Switzerland unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Switzerland unemployment rate is 1.50%.
The highest figure Switzerland unemployment rate has ever reached is 5.70%.
Last month Switzerland unemployment rate was 2.50%, and the month before that it amounted to 2.50%.