Geneva remains Switzerland's unemployment hotspot, with the rate climbing to 5.3% in figures released today by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Vaud follows at 4.8%, with Basel-City, Neuchâtel and Jura all above 4%.
The national rate is a far lower 3%, still roughly half the European Union average of 6.5%.
SECO expects the national figure to hold steady through 2027, with hiring driven by AI, digital and technical skills.
Possible charges for foreign retailers
Foreign online retailers would have to pay into Switzerland's recycling system under a motion the Federal Council now backs
Swiss detained at US immigration
A 23-year-old Swiss woman has been in US immigration detention since Friday, after ICE agents stopped her at Dallas airport on her way to a family gathering
No more paper recycling at SBB stations
Switzerland's railway network is pulling paper recycling compartments out of station bins, after paper collection at its sorting stations crashed by more than 96% between 2015 and 2025
Hottest summer ever claims record victims
Switzerland's hottest summer on record killed around 1,257 people between May and August, according to new estimates from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Another medical bill for Crans Montana
Switzerland will foot the roughly CHF 1.5 million medical bill for the twelve Italian victims hospitalised after the Constellation hotel fire in Crans-Montana
Tough financial times ahead for Valais
Valais is bracing for lean years, with the cantonal government looking to cut CHF 180 million from its budget by 2030
