Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss unemployment rose 0.1 percent in October to reach 4 percent, the highest level since 2005, says the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), 6 November. Compared to last October, the number of unemployed people has increased 57 percent and reached 158,138, Seco says.
The numbers of people working reduced hours jumped in October: 46,936 people are partially employed in 3,118 firms across the country. This is 14.1 and 14 percent more, respectively, than last month, Seco says.
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Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Unemployment in Switzerland increased to 3.9 percent of the working population in September, according to figures released by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs 7 October. Almost 58,500 more people were out of work at the end September than a year earlier.
Geneva’s unemployment rate remains the highest in the country, at seven percent. The French-speaking part of Switzerland is particularly affected, with every canton at or above the national average:
- Vaud 5.4 percent
- Neuchatel 6.4 percent
- Valais 3.8 percent
- Jura 5.7 percent.
