Swiss Labour Force Survey and its derived statistics in 1st quarter 2011 Labour supply

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Labour supply

Neuchâtel, 30.06.2011 (FSO) - According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of employed persons in Switzerland rose by 2.4% between the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. Within the European Union (EU), it rose by 0.3%. During the same period, the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) fell in Switzerland from 5.1% to 4.4%. The EU's unemployment rate based on ILO definition declined very slightly from 10.1% to 9.9%.

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Observation period
1.1.2011-31.3.2011
Spatial division
Switzerland
FSO number
0353-1106-40
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
30.06.2011

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