Switzerland’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.0% for a third month in a row in October 2026. The number of unemployed people rose by 535 from a month earlier to 141,015. Across the cantons, the largest increases were recorded in Wallis (+327), Bern (+300), and Graubünden (+204), while Waadt saw the biggest decline (-250). The services sector accounted for the largest increase in unemployment (+696), followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing (+116), while industry recorded a decrease (-115). The jobless rate among young people aged 15 to 24 ticked down to 3.2% from 3.3% in September, with the number of unemployed youth falling by 679 to 13,667. The unemployment rate for workers aged 50 to 64 edged up to 2.7% from 2.6%, as the number of unemployed people in this age group increased by 239 to 38,721. Registered job seekers dropped by 3,737 to 40,462. Seasonally adjusted, the jobless rate was 3.1%, unchanged from the previous six months. source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3 percent in October. 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 November of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3 percent in October. 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.