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Switzerland Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Switzerland › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Switzerland indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Swiss Franc
Currency Symbol: CHF

Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Swiss francs Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Switzerland , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland in year 2010 is 3.59 %

This makes Switzerland No. 96 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Switzerland is 1.23 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland was 3.56 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland in 2010 was or will be 0.81% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland was or will be 3.39 %, which is 5.71% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Switzerland, in other Years
Year %
  2016 2.617
  2015 2.714
  2014 2.815
  2013 3.045
  2012 3.294
  2011 3.385
2010 3.59
  2009 3.561
  2008 2.51
  2007 2.757
  2006 3.394
  2005 3.873
  2004 4.001
  2003 3.834
  2002 2.668
  2001 1.805
  2000 1.962
  1999 2.732
  1998 3.887
  1997 5.204
  1996 4.638
  1995 4.186
  1994 4.645
  1993 4.391
  1992 2.465
  1991 1.091
  1990 0.503
  1989 0.559
  1988 0.718
  1987 0.796
  1986 0.833
  1985 0.983
  1984 1.153
  1983 0.869
  1982 0.435
  1981 0.185
  1980 0.197