In 2023, the average unemployment rate for Swiss nationals was 1.4 percent. For foreigners, the unemployment rate was more than double at around 3.7 percent. However, both the unemployment rate for Swiss nationals and foreigners have decreased compared to the previous year.
Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality
* The linked publication only contains data for the last two years. The figures for previous years are taken from earlier corresponding reports.
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) calculates the unemployment rate based on the unemployed registered with the regional employment centers in relation to the labor force according to structural survey data (SE) on working life (3-year pooling 2018 to 2020). Registered unemployed people are those who are registered with a regional employment center, do not have a job and can be placed immediately. It is irrelevant whether these people receive unemployment benefits or not.
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Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. (January 8, 2024). Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality ." Chart. January 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. (2024). Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Unemployment Rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by Nationality ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft, Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Switzerland from 2013 to 2023, by nationality [Graph], Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft, January 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480477/unemployment-rate-nationality-switzerland/
