Switzerland unemployment rate for 2024 was 4.11%, a 0.07% increase from 2023.

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<li>Switzerland unemployment rate for 2023 was <strong>4.04%</strong>, a <strong>0.08% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Switzerland unemployment rate for 2022 was <strong>4.12%</strong>, a <strong>0.89% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Switzerland unemployment rate for 2021 was <strong>5.01%</strong>, a <strong>0.2% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Unemployment Rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 2.80 percent in May. This dataset provides - Switzerland Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in Switzerland from 1999 to 2023. In 2023, Switzerland's unemployment rate amounted to around 4.04 percent. Switzerland's economy Due to a fairly prosperous and stable economy, Switzerland has essentially become the world’s investment safe haven over the past several decades and one of the globally leading economical leaders. Switzerland primarily thrives due to its services sector, which partially profits from large amounts of tourism, as well as from its manufacturing sector. Due to the country’s low population, Switzerland has simultaneously maintained a low unemployment rate. The majority of employed workers in the country possess a relatively high level of education and are specialized, which essentially allows for the country to offer high end jobs with higher wages, and often guarantees a higher level of productivity and efficiency. As a result, Swiss adults have on average the most amount of money compared to the average amount around the world, beating out countries such as the United States. Despite experiencing the early 2000s recession, 2008 global financial crisis as well as the Eurozone crisis, Switzerland has still sustained a high production of goods and services within the country, being ranked as one of the most efficient and productive countries in the world). Additionally, Swiss households are made up of one of the highest percentages of millionaires in the world, which is made possible by the country’s low tax rates.

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Switzerland Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment data was reported at 36.310 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.010 % for 2015. Switzerland Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 32.080 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.450 % in 2014 and a record low of 31.090 % in 2006. Switzerland Part Time Employment: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Switzerland Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment data was reported at 51.430 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 51.790 % for 2015. Switzerland Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 50.610 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2016, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.780 % in 2014 and a record low of 48.610 % in 2001. Switzerland Part Time Employment: Female: % of Total Female Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.; ; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Switzerland Wages Index: % Change data was reported at 0.387 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.682 % for 2014. Switzerland Wages Index: % Change data is updated yearly, averaging 1.094 % from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2015, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.476 % in 2001 and a record low of 0.287 % in 1999. Switzerland Wages Index: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Annual.

This statistic shows the total number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy in Switzerland in 2015, by size class of employment. In 2015, there were 1,146 enterprises with 250 employees or more in Switzerland.

Switzerland Wages Index data was reported at 103.700 2010=100 in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.300 2010=100 for 2014. Switzerland Wages Index data is updated yearly, averaging 91.699 2010=100 from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2015, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.700 2010=100 in 2015 and a record low of 80.345 2010=100 in 1993. Switzerland Wages Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Annual.

Germany’s GDP per capita stood at almost 54,989.76 U.S. dollars in 2024. Germany ranked among the top 20 countries worldwide with the highest GDP per capita in 2021 – Luxembourg, Ireland and Switzerland were ranked the top three nations. Rising annual income in Germany The average annual wage in Germany has increased by around 5,000 euros since 2000, reaching in excess of 39,000 euros in 2016. Germany had the tenth-highest average annual wage among selected European Union countries in 2017, ranking between France and the United Kingdom. Growing employment More than two thirds of the working population in Germany are employed in the service sector, which generated the greatest share of the country’s GDP in 2018. Unemployment in Germany soared to its highest level in decades in 2005, but the rate has since dropped to below 3.5 percent. The youth unemployment rate in Germany has more than halved since 2005 and currently stands around 6.5 percent.

Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Self Employment data was reported at 1,025.085 CHF in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,254.454 CHF for 2014. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Self Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 1,007.798 CHF from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,362.355 CHF in 2013 and a record low of 862.150 CHF in 2011. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Self Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.H010: Household Budget Survey.

Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Employee Income data was reported at 6,541.335 CHF in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,362.019 CHF for 2014. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Employee Income data is updated yearly, averaging 6,299.056 CHF from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,541.335 CHF in 2015 and a record low of 5,485.002 CHF in 2006. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment: Employee Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.H010: Household Budget Survey.

Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment data was reported at 7,566.420 CHF in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,616.473 CHF for 2014. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 7,315.655 CHF from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2015, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,617.859 CHF in 2013 and a record low of 6,355.366 CHF in 2006. Switzerland Household Income: Avg: Gross: Primary: Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.H010: Household Budget Survey.

As of 2024, there were nearly *** thousand employees and contractors globally working for Glencore. This represents an increase from 2023, when there were about *** thousand employees working for the multinational commodity trading and mining company. Despite general decreasing employment numbers, Glencore remains the second largest mining company worldwide based on employment. Revenue and financial performance Glencore plc was newly formed in May 2013 through a merger of Glencore with Xstrata. Glencore is both British and Swiss, but is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and has operations in over ** countries globally. In 2024, Asia accounted for ***** percent of the company's total revenue, highlighting its global reach. Glencore was the leading mining company in the world based on revenue in 2024.

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In 1800, the region of Germany was not a single, unified nation, but a collection of decentralized, independent states, bound together as part of the Holy Roman Empire. This empire was dissolved, however, in 1806, during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras in Europe, and the German Confederation was established in 1815. Napoleonic reforms led to the abolition of serfdom, extension of voting rights to property-owners, and an overall increase in living standards. The population grew throughout the remainder of the century, as improvements in sanitation and medicine (namely, mandatory vaccination policies) saw child mortality rates fall in later decades. As Germany industrialized and the economy grew, so too did the argument for nationhood; calls for pan-Germanism (the unification of all German-speaking lands) grew more popular among the lower classes in the mid-1800s, especially following the revolutions of 1948-49. In contrast, industrialization and poor harvests also saw high unemployment in rural regions, which led to waves of mass migration, particularly to the U.S.. In 1886, the Austro-Prussian War united northern Germany under a new Confederation, while the remaining German states (excluding Austria and Switzerland) joined following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871; this established the German Empire, under the Prussian leadership of Emperor Wilhelm I and Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. 1871 to 1945 - Unification to the Second World War The first decades of unification saw Germany rise to become one of Europe's strongest and most advanced nations, and challenge other world powers on an international scale, establishing colonies in Africa and the Pacific. These endeavors were cut short, however, when the Austro-Hungarian heir apparent was assassinated in Sarajevo; Germany promised a "blank check" of support for Austria's retaliation, who subsequently declared war on Serbia and set the First World War in motion. Viewed as the strongest of the Central Powers, Germany mobilized over 11 million men throughout the war, and its army fought in all theaters. As the war progressed, both the military and civilian populations grew increasingly weakened due to malnutrition, as Germany's resources became stretched. By the war's end in 1918, Germany suffered over 2 million civilian and military deaths due to conflict, and several hundred thousand more during the accompanying influenza pandemic. Mass displacement and the restructuring of Europe's borders through the Treaty of Versailles saw the population drop by several million more.

Reparations and economic mismanagement also financially crippled Germany and led to bitter indignation among many Germans in the interwar period; something that was exploited by Adolf Hitler on his rise to power. Reckless printing of money caused hyperinflation in 1923, when the currency became so worthless that basic items were priced at trillions of Marks; the introduction of the Rentenmark then stabilized the economy before the Great Depression of 1929 sent it back into dramatic decline. When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi government disregarded the Treaty of Versailles' restrictions and Germany rose once more to become an emerging superpower. Hitler's desire for territorial expansion into eastern Europe and the creation of an ethnically-homogenous German empire then led to the invasion of Poland in 1939, which is considered the beginning of the Second World War in Europe. Again, almost every aspect of German life contributed to the war effort, and more than 13 million men were mobilized. After six years of war, and over seven million German deaths, the Axis powers were defeated and Germany was divided into four zones administered by France, the Soviet Union, the UK, and the U.S.. Mass displacement, shifting borders, and the relocation of peoples based on ethnicity also greatly affected the population during this time. 1945 to 2020 - Partition and Reunification In the late 1940s, cold war tensions led to two distinct states emerging in Germany; the Soviet-controlled east became the communist German Democratic Republic (DDR), and the three western zones merged to form the democratic Federal Republic of Germany. Additionally, Berlin was split in a similar fashion, although its location deep inside DDR territory created series of problems and opportunities for the those on either side. Life quickly changed depending on which side of the border one lived. Within a decade, rapid economic recovery saw West Germany become western Europe's strongest economy and a key international player. In the east, living standards were much lower, although unemployment was almost non-existent; internationally, East Germany was the strongest economy in the Eastern Bloc (after the USSR), though it eventually fell behind the West by the 1970s. The restriction of movement between the two states also led to labor shortages in t...