2nd quarter 2022: number of employed persons rises by 1.6%, unemployment rate based on ILO definition falls to 4.1%
Neuchâtel, 18.08.2022 - In the 2nd quarter of 2022, the number of employed persons in Switzerland increased by 1.6% compared with the same quarter of 2021 and the number of actual hours worked per week, per employed person, increased by 3.0%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell from 5.0% to 4.1% in Switzerland and from 7.2% to 6.0% in the European Union. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS).
This press release and further information on the topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Anne Laure Paroz, FSO, Labour Force section, tel.: +41 58 463 62 69, email: annelaure.paroz@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
