This indicator provides information on labour supply under-utilisation. It reflects the inability of an economy to create jobs for people who are available for work and actively seeking employment.
From an integration perspective, a decrease in the unemployment rate indicates an improved situation.
The population without a migration background has an unemployment rate that is less than half that of the population with a migration background.
Between 2012 and 2020, the unemployment rate has not changed significantly in the different population groups broken down by migration status.
Between 2021 and 2022, the unemployment rate has fallen in all the population groups considered, especially in the population with a migration background.
In all major regions, the population without a migration background has a lower unemployment rate than the population with such a background. The greatest gap between the populations with and without a migration background is found in the Lemanic Region and Espace Mittelland. The smallest gap is observed in Zürich.
Unemployed based on ILO definition: people aged between 15 and 74 who did not work at all in the reference week, have been actively seeking work over the previous four weeks and were available for work.
The unemployment rate based on ILO definition corresponds to the share of unemployed persons based on the ILO definition as a percentage of the working population.
