Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Switzerland
The unemployment rate in Switzerland was 4.9% of the labour force in 2025.
Switzerland, 2025
4.9%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
6.1%
Position in 2025
22nd of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Switzerland over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8%b (break in time series) | 10.1% |
| 2009 | – | 9.3% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 4.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
1.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
5.1%
June 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
82.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.2%
2025 · Eurostat