Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.2% in February 2026, remaining at its highest level since April 2021. The number of unemployed persons dropped by 1.2 thousand from a month earlier to 151.1 thousand. Meanwhile, the youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, edged down to 3.1% from 3.2%, with the number of young unemployed falling by just 0.2 thousand to 13.5 thousand. At the same time, reported job vacancies decreased by 0.8 thousand to 48.1 thousand. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the jobless rate ticked up to 3.0% in February from 2.9% in the previous month. source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3.20 percent in February. Unemployment Rate in Switzerland averaged 3.10 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 March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3.20 percent in February. 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.