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Updated on 14 November 2026<\/strong> : youth unemployment<\/strong> among 15 to 24-year-olds reached 12.6% in the third quarter of 2026, or around 76,000 people, its highest level since records began, according to the Tages-Anzeiger as cited by 20 minutes.<\/p>\n Every quarter, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) publishes the Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS). It measures employment and unemployment according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) definition, which allows comparison with European countries.<\/p>\n According to the FSO, Switzerland had 5.387 million<\/strong> people in employment in the third quarter of 2026, 0.5% more than a year earlier. In full-time equivalents, the increase is limited to 0.1%.<\/p>\n Over the same period, the ILO unemployment rate rose from 5.1% to 5,6 %<\/strong> year on year. Switzerland had 288,000 unemployed people, 27,000 more than a year earlier. Over the last quarter alone, after seasonal adjustment, employment fell by 0.3% and the unemployment rate rose from 5.1% to 5.3%.<\/p>\nBackground<\/h3>\n
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