Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data was 246 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland stood at 246 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland peaked at 246 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 189 Thousand persons, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 189 Thousand persons | — |
| 2011 | 200 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 215 Thousand persons | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 206 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 204 Thousand persons | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 235 Thousand persons | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 224 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 222 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 227 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 192 Thousand persons | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 246 Thousand persons | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 211.4 Thousand persons | 189 Thousand persons | 235 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 246 Thousand persons | 246 Thousand persons | 246 Thousand persons | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland?
- Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data in Switzerland was 246 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 246 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 189 Thousand persons in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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