Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Zürich
Zürich: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Zürich stood at 4.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Zürich peaked at 5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2001.
That places Zürich 262nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Zürich, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6 | — |
| 2002 | 4 | +53.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 5 | +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 | -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 | -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 | 3.82 | 2.6 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.15 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 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 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.7 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 75.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 920.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 920.9 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 920.9 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Zürich?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Zürich was 4.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2001.
- How does Zürich rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Zürich ranks 262nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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