Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Switzerland

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Switzerland in 2031 — 2.8%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2031 2.8% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 10of 102
Period maximum 5.2%1997
Period minimum 0.2%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Switzerland, 1980–2031024619801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 0.2%1981: 0.2%1982: 0.4%1983: 0.9%1984: 1.1%1985: 1%1986: 0.8%1987: 0.8%1988: 0.7%1989: 0.6%1990: 0.5%1991: 1.1%1992: 2.5%1993: 4.5%1994: 4.7%1995: 4.2%1996: 4.7%1997: 5.2%1998: 3.9%1999: 2.7%2000: 1.8%2001: 1.7%2002: 2.5%2003: 3.7%2004: 3.9%2005: 3.8%2006: 3.3%2007: 2.8%2008: 2.6%2009: 3.7%2010: 3.5%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.9%2013: 3.2%2014: 3%2015: 3.2%2016: 3.3%2017: 3.1%2018: 2.5%2019: 2.3%2020: 3.2%2021: 3%2022: 2.2%2023: 2%2024: 2.4%2025: 2.8%2026: 3%2027: 2.9%2028: 2.8%2029: 2.8%2030: 2.8%2031: 2.8%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 2.8 +0 pp
2030 2.8 +0 pp
2029 2.8 +0 pp
2028 2.8 −0.1 pp
2027 2.9 −0.1 pp
2026 3 +0.2 pp
2025 2.8 +0.4 pp
2024 2.4 +0.4 pp
2023 2 −0.2 pp
2022 2.2 −0.8 pp
2021 3 −0.2 pp
2020 3.2 +0.9 pp
2019 2.3 −0.2 pp
2018 2.5 −0.6 pp
2017 3.1 −0.2 pp
2016 3.3 +0.1 pp
2015 3.2 +0.2 pp
2014 3 −0.2 pp
2013 3.2 +0.3 pp
2012 2.9 +0.1 pp
2011 2.8 −0.7 pp
2010 3.5 −0.2 pp
2009 3.7 +1.1 pp
2008 2.6 −0.2 pp
2007 2.8 −0.5 pp
2006 3.3 −0.5 pp
2005 3.8 −0.1 pp
2004 3.9 +0.2 pp
2003 3.7 +1.2 pp
2002 2.5 +0.8 pp
2001 1.7 −0.1 pp
2000 1.8 −0.9 pp
1999 2.7 −1.2 pp
1998 3.9 −1.3 pp
1997 5.2 +0.5 pp
1996 4.7 +0.5 pp
1995 4.2 −0.5 pp
1994 4.7 +0.2 pp
1993 4.5 +2 pp
1992 2.5 +1.4 pp
1991 1.1 +0.6 pp
1990 0.5 −0.1 pp
1989 0.6 −0.1 pp
1988 0.7 −0.1 pp
1987 0.8 +0 pp
1986 0.8 −0.2 pp
1985 1 −0.1 pp
1984 1.1 +0.2 pp
1983 0.9 +0.5 pp
1982 0.4 +0.2 pp
1981 0.2 +0 pp
1980 0.2

Western Europe, 2031

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About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.