by 02.06.2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the number of employed persons in Switzerland increased by 1.7% compared with the same quarter of 2021 and the number of actual hours worked per week, per employed person, rose by 2.8%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell from 5.8% to 4.6% in Switzerland and from 7.8% to 6.5% in the EU. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS). . You can find further information such as tables and graphs in the press releases in German, French and Italian. The English version only contains the lead of the press release. Download press release: 1st quarter 2022: number of employed persons rises by 1.7%, unemployment rate based on ILO
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| 02.06.2022 – In the first quarter of 2022, the number of employed persons in Switzerland increased by 1.7% compared with the same quarter of 2021 and the number of actual hours worked per week, per employed person, rose by 2.8%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell from 5.8% to 4.6% in Switzerland and from 7.8% to 6.5% in the EU. These are some of the results of the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS). |
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You can find further information such as tables and graphs in the press releases in German, French and Italian. The English version only contains the lead of the press release.
Download press release: 1st quarter 2022: number of employed persons rises by 1.7%, unemployment rate based on ILO definition falls to 4.6%
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