Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 248.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 248.5 for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 248.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 100.6, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.5 | 123.5 | 123.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 151.42 | 100.6 | 184.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.83 | 197.9 | 238.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.4 | 204.3 | 248.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 248.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 248.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.6 in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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