Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.0% in September 2026, unchanged from the previous two months. The number of unemployed people fell by 1,064 from a month earlier to 140,480. Across the cantons, the largest decreases were recorded in Zürich (-355), St. Gallen (-224), Aargau (-204), Freiburg (-185), and Waadt (-147). The drop in unemployment was limited to the industry (-548) and services (-546) sectors. The jobless rate among young people aged 15 to 24 edged down to 3.3% from a five-and-a-half-year high of 3.4% in August, with the number of unemployed youth falling by 332 to 14,346. The unemployment rate for workers aged 50 to 64 also ticked lower to 2.6% from 2.7%, as the number of unemployed people in this age group decreased by 201 to 38,482. Registered job seekers rose by 466 to 44,199. Seasonally adjusted, the jobless rate was unchanged at 3.1% for the fifth month in a row. source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3 percent in September. Unemployment Rate in Switzerland averaged 3.09 percent from 1995 until 2026, 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. This page provides - Switzerland Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Switzerland Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3 percent in September. 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 3.10 percent in 2027 and 2.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.