1.0% increase in number of employed persons; unemployment rate based on ILO definition at 5.0%
Neuchâtel, 16.11.2017 - (FSO) – The number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.0% between the 3rd quarters of 2016 and 2017. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) declined from 5.1% to 5.0%. The EU's unemployment rate decreased from 8.2% to 7.3%. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS) conducted by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Address for enquiries
Rongfang Li, OFS, Labour Force Section, tel.: +41 58 463 64 86,
e-mail: Rongfang.Li@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
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