# Switzerland Unemployment rate, ILO definition, total, not seasonally adjusted (FSO/BFS)

Switzerland Unemployment rate, ILO definition, total, not seasonally adjusted (FSO/BFS) was 5.7% in September 2026, up 0.05 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.7% (May 2023) to 5.9% (Feb 2021), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Switzerland
- Makrognosis code: `CH.UNEMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: % of labour force
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (429 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/switzerland/unemployment-rate-ilo-definition-total-not-seasonally-adjusted-fso-bfs

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 5.7% |
| August 2026 | 5.7% |
| July 2026 | 5.3% |
| June 2026 | 4.8% |
| May 2026 | 4.8% |
| April 2026 | 5.0% |
| March 2026 | 5.2% |
| February 2026 | 5.2% |
| January 2026 | 5.2% |
| December 2025 | 5.0% |
| November 2025 | 4.9% |
| October 2025 | 4.9% |
| September 2025 | 5.1% |
| August 2025 | 5.1% |
| July 2025 | 5.0% |
| June 2025 | 4.6% |
| May 2025 | 4.6% |
| April 2025 | 4.7% |
| March 2025 | 4.7% |
| February 2025 | 4.7% |
| January 2025 | 4.7% |
| December 2024 | 4.5% |
| November 2024 | 4.3% |
| October 2024 | 4.3% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CH.UNEMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CH.UNEMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```