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Switzerland · 159 historical releases · 133 with estimates
Latest Actual
3.0 %
Unemployment Rate (Apr)
Previous
3.1 %
Change
-0.1
Historical Avg
2.83
159 releases
Range
1.9 — 3.8
Low — High
Beat Rate
31.6%
42 of 133
Miss Rate
21.8%
29 of 133
Historical Releases
All Releases
162
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-04 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | 3.0 | — | — |
| 2026-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | +3.23% |
| 2026-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 | +3.13% |
| 2026-03-05 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -3.23% |
| 2026-02-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -3.23% |
| 2026-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +0.2 | -6.9% |
| 2026-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | — | — | 2.9 | — | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-11-06 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | +0.1 | -3.57% |
| 2025-10-06 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -3.7% |
| 2025-09-04 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-08-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | +3.57% |
| 2025-07-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-06-05 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-06 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.1 | +3.45% |
| 2025-04-04 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | — | +9.38% |
| 2025-03-06 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.1 | +3.33% |
| 2025-02-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +0.2 | -3.45% |
| 2025-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | +0.2 | -7.69% |
| 2024-12-05 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.1 | -4.0% |
| 2024-11-05 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-10-04 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | +0.1 | -4.17% |
| 2024-09-05 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +0.1 | -4.35% |
| 2024-08-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | — | -4.55% |
| 2024-07-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | — | -4.55% |
| 2024-06-06 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | — | -0.0% |
| 2024-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 | +4.17% |
| 2024-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | +0.1 | +7.69% |
| 2024-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.1 | +7.69% |
| 2024-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +0.2 | -4.17% |
| 2024-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +0.2 | -4.55% |
| 2023-12-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | +4.76% |
| 2023-10-06 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 2023-09-07 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.0 | — | 1.9 | +0.1 | — |
| 2023-08-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.0% |
| 2023-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -5.56% |
| 2023-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-05-05 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | — | — |
| 2023-04-06 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.1 | — | 2.2 | -0.1 | — |
| 2023-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.1 | — | 2.0 | +0.1 | — |
| 2022-12-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.0 | — | 1.9 | +0.1 | — |
| 2022-11-07 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | — | +5.0% |
| 2022-10-07 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -0.1 | +5.0% |
| 2022-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2022-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.0 | — | 2.0 | — | — |
| 2022-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-06-08 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-05-06 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -4.55% |
| 2022-04-07 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | — | +3.7% |
| 2022-01-07 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.6 | — | 2.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 2021-12-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | — | +3.85% |
| 2021-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2021-10-07 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.6 | — | 2.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2021-09-07 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 | +3.57% |
| 2021-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2021-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | -0.3 | +3.45% |
| 2021-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.1 | — | 3.3 | -0.2 | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 | +5.56% |
| 2021-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2021-02-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.7 | — | 3.5 | +0.2 | — |
| 2021-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | +0.2 | -2.94% |
| 2020-12-08 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-11-09 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | — | +3.03% |
| 2020-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | +3.03% |
| 2020-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-08-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.2 | — | 3.2 | — | — |
| 2020-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.2 | +5.88% |
| 2020-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | +0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2020-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | +0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2020-04-07 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | +0.4 | -3.57% |
| 2020-03-09 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.5 | — | 2.6 | -0.1 | — |
| 2020-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.6 | — | 2.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 2020-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +0.2 | -4.17% |
| 2019-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.3 | — | 2.2 | +0.1 | — |
| 2019-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.1 | — | 2.1 | — | — |
| 2019-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | — | +4.55% |
| 2019-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-07-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -0.2 | +4.55% |
| 2019-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | -0.1 | -4.35% |
| 2019-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2019-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-02-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 2.8 | — | 2.7 | +0.1 | — |
| 2019-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 2.7 | — | 2.5 | +0.2 | — |
| 2018-12-10 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 2.5 | — | 2.4 | +0.1 | — |
| 2018-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-09-07 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-07-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.4 | — | 2.4 | — | — |
| 2018-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.3 | +4.0% |
| 2018-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.2 | +6.9% |
| 2018-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 | +3.33% |
| 2018-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 | +5.88% |
| 2018-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | — | +2.94% |
| 2018-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.2 | -6.45% |
| 2017-12-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-11-09 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-10-10 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2017-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-06-08 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017-05-09 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-04-07 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2017-03-09 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.6 | — | 3.7 | -0.1 | — |
| 2017-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | +0.2 | -2.78% |
| 2017-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +0.2 | -6.06% |
| 2016-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.3 | — | 3.2 | +0.1 | — |
| 2016-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-10-10 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -3.23% |
| 2016-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.1 | +6.06% |
| 2016-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.2 | +5.71% |
| 2016-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 | +2.63% |
| 2016-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | +0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2016-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | +0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2015-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +0.1 | -3.03% |
| 2015-11-10 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | — | +3.03% |
| 2015-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -3.23% |
| 2015-08-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.1 | — | 3.1 | — | — |
| 2015-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.1 | +6.06% |
| 2015-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 | +3.03% |
| 2015-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-04-10 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2015-03-10 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.5 | — | 3.5 | — | — |
| 2015-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2015-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2014-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-11-07 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | — | +3.33% |
| 2014-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | -0.2 | +3.23% |
| 2014-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2014-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | — | +2.78% |
| 2014-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | +0.3 | -2.94% |
| 2013-12-09 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +0.1 | -3.45% |
| 2013-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -0.1 | +3.33% |
| 2013-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | +3.23% |
| 2013-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -0.2 | +3.03% |
| 2013-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 3.4 | — | 3.4 | — | — |