4th quarter 2021: Number of employed persons rose by 1.1%, unemployment rate based on ILO definition fell to 4.4%
Neuchâtel, 22.03.2022 - In the 4th quarter 2021, the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 1.1% compared with the same quarter of 2020 and the number of weekly hours worked per employed person increased by 1.5%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) decreased from 4.9% to 4.4% in Switzerland and from 7.4% to 6.4% in the EU. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Jonas Deplazes, FSO, Labour Force section, Tel.: +41 58 463 64 02, E-Mail: jonas.deplazes@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
