Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Nordwestschweiz
Nordwestschweiz: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Nordwestschweiz, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Nordwestschweiz stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Nordwestschweiz peaked at 5.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2001.
Nordwestschweiz ranks 252nd of 436 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Nordwestschweiz, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.3% | — |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +45.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordwestschweiz
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 924.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 924.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 71.9% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 80.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 80.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 665 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Nordwestschweiz?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Nordwestschweiz was 4.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordwestschweiz?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordwestschweiz?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2001.
- How does Nordwestschweiz rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Nordwestschweiz ranks 252nd out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordwestschweiz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordwestschweiz data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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