Unemployment
How many people without work are looking for a job, measured as registered unemployed (SECO) and as unemployed according to the ILO (BFS).
Registered unemployment rate (SECO, yearly average, %)
Headline indicator
Latest value (2025) 2.8%
Registered unemployment rate (SECO, yearly average, %)
- Registered unemployment rate (SECO, yearly average, %)
Registered unemployment rate (SECO, yearly average, %) rose from 1.1% in 1991 to 2.8% in 2025.
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| Year | Registered unemployment rate (SECO, yearly average, %) |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.7% |
| 1997 | 5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 2.8% |
Three answers
Proposals of the left, the centre and the right, summarised by Votara editors from the parties' own documents and from parliamentary business. They are not Votara's opinion.
Left: SP and Greens · Centre: Die Mitte and GLP · Right: SVP and FDP. This grouping is an editorial choice by Votara. Source for the parties' left–right placement: Selects 2023 election study (FORS, in German)
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Related federal votes
No vote is assigned to this sub-problem itself; these are the votes on Jobs & wages.
Selection: votes that Swissvotes assigns to this topic's policy area (Swissvotes codebook), and votes linked by Votara editors.
Accepted: 12 of 36
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The 10 most recent of 36 past votes
- Service Citoyen Initiative Rejected
- Nursing initiative Accepted
- Paternity leave Accepted
- Initiative «For an unconditional basic income» Rejected
- Minimum Wage Initiative Rejected
- Initiative «1:12 – For fair wages» Rejected
- Employment Act (opening hours of petrol station shops) Accepted
- Initiative «Against abusive remuneration (rip-off initiative)» Accepted
- Initiative «6 weeks of holidays for all» Rejected
- Arbeitsgesetz (Sonntagsarbeit) Accepted
Source: Année politique suisse, University of Bern — Swissvotes – database of federal popular votes (data 1848–2027, source checked on ) Checks failing