Unemployment Rate (registered) in Switzerland

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) · Monthly · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 3.0% 2027: 2.9% 2028: 2.8% 2029: 2.8% 2030: 2.8% 2031: 2.8%

3.1% (Sep-26) ABS · % · Monthly · CSV

Period	%
Sep 2026	3.1%
Aug 2026	3.1%
Jul 2026	3.1%
Jun 2026	3.1%
May 2026	3.1%
Apr 2026	3.0%
Mar 2026	3.0%
Feb 2026	3.0%
Jan 2026	2.9%
Dec 2025	3.0%
Nov 2025	3.0%
Oct 2025	3.0%
Sep 2025	3.0%
Aug 2025	2.9%
Jul 2025	2.9%
Jun 2025	2.9%
May 2025	2.9%
Apr 2025	2.8%

Period	pp
Sep 2026	0.0

Period	pp
Sep 2026	0.1

About this indicator

Source

Swiss Federal Statistical Office

Frequency

Monthly

Release

About one month after the reference period (monthly or quarterly depending on the country).

What it is

Switzerland's registered unemployment rate is the share of people signed on as jobless at the regional employment offices (RAV/ORP) as a proportion of the labour force. Published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), it is the country's timeliest and most-watched jobless figure.

How it's calculated

A monthly administrative count of jobseekers registered at the RAV/ORP offices, divided by the labour force. SECO releases both the raw (n.s.a.) and the seasonally adjusted figure; it is not drawn from a household survey.

Market implications

Its path gauges the momentum of the Swiss labour market: a fall points to stronger labour demand and consumption, a rise to economic weakness. It is a key input for Swiss National Bank (SNB) policy and for the franc.

Limitations

Being an administrative count, it excludes jobless people who do not register at the RAV offices and the underemployed, so it tends to sit below the harmonised (ILO/LFS) rate produced by the statistical office.