Unemployment Rate in Switzerland increased to 3.10 percent in December from 2.90 percent in November of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Switzerland averaged 3.09 percent from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 5.70 percent in January of 1997 and a record low of 1.50 percent in May of 2001. source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

Unemployment Rate in Switzerland is expected to be 3.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.90 percent in 2027 and 2.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-04 08:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Nov 2.9% 2.9% 2.9%
2026-01-09 08:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 3.1% 2.9% 2.9%
2026-02-06 08:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 3.1% 3.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Job Vacancies 35940.00 32670.00 Dec 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 1.60 1.70 percent Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 147275.00 138860.00 Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 3.10 2.90 percent Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 3.10 3.10 percent Dec 2025


Switzerland Unemployment Rate
In Switzerland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.10 2.90 5.70 1.50 1995 - 2025 percent Monthly
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Switzerland Jobless Rate Steady at 2.9%
Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.9% in November 2025, remaining at its highest level since March. The number of unemployed persons increased by 3.6 thousand from a month earlier to 138.9 thousand, the highest in four and a half years. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, held steady at 3.1%, with the number of young unemployed falling by just 0.07 thousand to 13.40 thousand. At the same time, reported job vacancies dropped by 2.3 thousand to 32.7 thousand. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the jobless rate also stayed unchanged at 3.0% for the third month in a row.
2025-12-04
Switzerland Jobless Rate Ticks Up to 2.9%
Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 2.9% in October 2025 from 2.8% in each of the previous two months, marking the highest level since March. The number of unemployed persons rose by 2.0 thousand from a month earlier to 135.2 thousand. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, inched down to 3.1% from 3.2%, with the number of young unemployed falling by 0.4 thousand to 13.5 thousand. At the same time, the number of reported job vacancies declined by 2.4 thousand to 35.0 thousand. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the jobless rate held steady at 3.0%.
2025-11-06
Switzerland Jobless Rate Unchanged at 2.8%
Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was steady at 2.8% in September 2025, remaining at its highest level since April. The number of unemployed persons increased by 1.1 thousand from a month earlier to 133.2 thousand. The youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, remained at 3.2%, its highest level since March 2021, with the number of young unemployed rising by only 0.2 thousand to 13.9 thousand. Meanwhile, the number of reported job vacancies dropped by 0.5 thousand to 37.4 thousand. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.0% in September from 2.9% in the previous month.
2025-10-06