In July 2024, the canton of Zurich had the highest number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland, with around 29,500 people looking for jobs. This was a 19 percent increase compared to the same month in the previous year. The canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden had the smallest number of jobseekers, with only 87 registered people.
Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton
Characteristic
Number of jobseekers
Change compared to the same month of the previous year (in %)
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) defines registered jobseekers as all unemployed and non-unemployed persons who are registered with the Regional Employment Centre and are looking for a job. Registered non-unemployed jobseekers are people who, unlike the unemployed, are either not immediately employable or have a job.
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Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. (August 5, 2024). Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton." Chart. August 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. (2024). Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. "Number of Registered Jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by Canton." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft, Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Number of registered jobseekers in Switzerland in July 2024, by canton [Graph], Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft, August 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480515/jobseekers-canton-switzerland/