Swiss Labour Force Survey and its derivative statistics in 2nd quarter 2015: labour supply – 1.5% increase in number of employed persons; unemployment rate based on ILO definition at 4.2%
Neuchâtel, 13.08.2015 - (FSO) – According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.5% between the 2nd quarter 2014 and the 2nd quarter 2015. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) declined in Switzerland from 4.4% to 4.2%. The EU's unemployment rate based on the ILO definition also decreased from 10.1% to 9.5%.
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Rongfang Reutter, FSO, Labour Force section, +41 58 46 36486, rongfang.reutter@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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