📋 Tender Overview
Registered unemployment in October 2020 - According to surveys by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO 149118 unemployed people were registered with the regional employment centers RAV at the end of October 2020 558 more than in the previous month. The unemployment rate remained at 3.2 in the month under review. Compared to the same month last year unemployment increased by 47434 people 46.6.Youth unemployment in October 2020Youth unemployment 15 to 24 year-olds fell by 1508 people -7.9 to 17562. Compared to the same month last year this corresponds to an increase of 5570 people 46.4.Unemployed 50-64 years in October 2020The number of unemployed 50-64 years increased by 1015 people 2.5 to 40891. Compared to the same month last year this corresponds to an increase of 12482 people 43.9.Job seekers in October 2020 A total of 241460 job seekers were registered 3315 more than in the previous month. Compared to the same period of the previous year this number increased by 64965 people 36.8.Reported vacancies in October 2020On July 1 2018 the job registration requirement for occupations with an unemployment rate of at least 8 was introduced throughout Switzerland a threshold of 5 has now been in effect since January 1 2020. The number of vacancies reported to the RAV decreased by 4054 to 30671 positions in October. Of the 30671 jobs 17711 jobs were required to be reported.Billed short-time work in August 2020In August 2020 304400 people were affected by short-time work 43238 fewer -12.4 than in the previous month. The number of affected businesses decreased by 4286 units -11.0 to 34785. The number of hours lost fell by 4235939 -20.8 to 16168011 hours. In the corresponding period of the previous year August 2019 50802 hours lost were registered which were distributed among 964 people in 72 companies.Taxes in August 2020According to preliminary information from the unemployment insurance funds the number of people who had exhausted their right to unemployment benefits in the course of August 2020 was 491. During the period of validity of the COVID-19 regulation of the unemployment insurance all eligible persons can receive a maximum of 120 additional daily allowances.
