2nd quarter 2020: number of persons in employment fell by 1.6%, unemployment rate based on the ILO definition rose to 4.6%
Neuchâtel, 20.08.2020 - The number of employed persons in Switzerland fell by 1.6% (–82 000) between the 2nd quarter 2019 and the 2nd quarter 2020. Furthermore, the actual weekly hours per employed person declined by 9.5%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) rose from 4.2% to 4.6% in Switzerland and from 6.6% to 6.9% in the EU. These are some of the results from 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
Jacqueline Schön-Bühlmann, FSO, Labour Force, tel.: +41 58 463 64 18,
e-mail: Jacqueline.Schoen-Buehlmann@bfs.admin.ch
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Federal Statistical Office
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