Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Switzerland - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Switzerland, the unemployment rate stood at 5.1 per cent in June 2026, the same value recorded in May 2026.
Sample. There are 198 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 2010 to June 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the unemployment rate recorded its maximum of 5.5 per cent in February 2021; it hit a trough of 3.8 in August 2022; it was equal on average to 4.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 5.10000 |
| 2026-05-31 | 5.10000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5.10000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |