Switzerland Unemployment Rate (registered) in Switzerland

Secretaria de Estado de Economia (SECO) · Mensual · Importance 85

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 3.0% 2027: 2.9% 2028: 2.8% 2029: 2.8% 2030: 2.8% 2031: 2.8%
3.1% (Jul-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV
5.0% (Mar-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV
Period%
Jul 2026 3.1%
Jun 2026 3.1%
May 2026 3.1%
Apr 2026 3.0%
Mar 2026 3.0%
Feb 2026 3.0%
Jan 2026 2.9%
Dec 2025 3.0%
Nov 2025 3.0%
Oct 2025 3.0%
Sep 2025 3.0%
Aug 2025 2.9%
Jul 2025 2.9%
Jun 2025 2.9%
May 2025 2.9%
Apr 2025 2.8%
Mar 2025 2.8%
Feb 2025 2.7%
Period%
Mar 2026 5.0%
Feb 2026 4.9%
Jan 2026 5.0%
Dec 2025 5.1%
Nov 2025 5.2%
Oct 2025 5.1%
Sep 2025 5.0%
Aug 2025 4.9%
Jul 2025 4.9%
Jun 2025 4.9%
May 2025 4.9%
Apr 2025 4.8%
Mar 2025 4.6%
Feb 2025 4.5%
Jan 2025 4.5%
Dec 2024 4.5%
Nov 2024 4.5%
Oct 2024 4.5%
Sep 2024 4.6%
Aug 2024 4.6%
Jul 2024 4.5%
Jun 2024 4.3%
May 2024 4.2%
Apr 2024 4.1%
Mar 2024 4.1%
Feb 2024 4.1%
Jan 2024 4.1%
Dec 2023 4.1%
Nov 2023 4.1%
Oct 2023 4.2%
Sep 2023 4.2%
Aug 2023 4.1%
Jul 2023 4.0%
Jun 2023 4.0%
May 2023 3.9%
Apr 2023 3.9%
Mar 2023 4.0%
Feb 2023 4.0%
Jan 2023 4.0%
Dec 2022 4.1%
Nov 2022 4.2%
Oct 2022 4.1%
Sep 2022 3.8%
Aug 2022 3.8%
Jul 2022 3.9%
Jun 2022 4.1%
May 2022 4.2%
Apr 2022 4.3%
Mar 2022 4.2%
Feb 2022 4.3%
Jan 2022 4.3%
Dec 2021 4.4%
Nov 2021 4.4%
Oct 2021 4.5%
Sep 2021 4.7%
Aug 2021 4.9%
Jul 2021 5.0%
Jun 2021 5.1%
May 2021 5.2%
Apr 2021 5.3%

About this indicator

SourceSwiss Federal Statistical Office
FrequencyMensual
Release Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia (mensual o trimestral según el país).
What it isSwitzerland's registered unemployment rate is the share of people signed on as jobless at the regional employment offices (RAV/ORP) as a proportion of the labour force. Published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), it is the country's timeliest and most-watched jobless figure.
How it's calculatedA monthly administrative count of jobseekers registered at the RAV/ORP offices, divided by the labour force. SECO releases both the raw (n.s.a.) and the seasonally adjusted figure; it is not drawn from a household survey.
Market implicationsIts path gauges the momentum of the Swiss labour market: a fall points to stronger labour demand and consumption, a rise to economic weakness. It is a key input for Swiss National Bank (SNB) policy and for the franc.
LimitationsBeing an administrative count, it excludes jobless people who do not register at the RAV offices and the underemployed, so it tends to sit below the harmonised (ILO/LFS) rate produced by the statistical office.