Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Zürich
Zürich: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Zürich, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Zürich recorded 1.2% for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Zürich peaked at 2.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
That places Zürich 312th out of 361 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Zürich, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +69.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +120.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 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 youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Zürich?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Zürich was 1.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Zürich?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Zürich rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- Zürich ranks 312th out of 361 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Zürich?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zürich data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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