Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Unemployment in Switzerland rose to 2.7%, its highest in nine months, in November, up from 2.5% in October.
A second key element in measuring the health of Swiss employment, partial employment, also rose, by more than 85%, but the base for measuring is relatively small, with 712 people affected by a reduction in hours, an option companies have when faced with difficult circumstances.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 9 December 2008 at 10:01 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 9 December 2008.
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Tags: November 2008, partial unemployment, Switzerland, unemployment
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