Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Zürich
Zürich: Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Zürich is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Zürich peaked at 5.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2001.
Zürich ranks 261st 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 country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% | — |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +53.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Zürich
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 819,194 Persons (2013)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 785,268 Persons (2013)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.07 million Persons (2021)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.7 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 75.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 920.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Zürich?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Zürich was 4.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2001.
- How does Zürich rank for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region?
- Zürich ranks 261st out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Zürich?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zürich data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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