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Switzerland · Annual SERIES

Unemployment in Switzerland

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

4.87%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
2025Observation year

+0.53 pp from 2024

Switzerland
Unemployment in Switzerland, 2000–2025% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate). Underlying figures are available in the data table.2.233.84.55.3200020052010201520202025

% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate) · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Unemployment · Switzerland · % of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
YearValueStatus & source note
20254.873present
20244.343present
20234.043present
20224.122present
20215.013present
20204.817present
20194.394present
20184.713present
20174.797present
20164.918present
20154.801present
20144.826present
20134.747present
20124.491present
20114.409present
20104.808present
20094.109present
20083.35present
20073.641present
20063.995present
20054.437present
20044.316present
20034.117present
20022.924present
20012.49present
20002.658present

Definition & method

ILO modeled estimates combine nationally reported observations with modeled values and projections to provide consistent series coverage. The labor force includes employed and unemployed people.

Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.

What to keep in mind

  • This is the modeled ILO series, not the national headline unemployment release.
  • People outside the labor force are excluded from the denominator.
  • WDI does not identify every imputed observation in this response. Cross-country ranking and comparison are disabled because ILO warns against comparing imputed observations.
  • Differences between rates are measured in percentage points.
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