Unemployment in Geneva
Geneva: unemployment rate up to 6.5% in March Geneva (AWP / ats) – Unemployment has continued to rise in Geneva in March. At the end of the month, the township had about 300 registered unemployed more than in February, up 2.3% to 14′300 people. So the unemployment rate worsened by 0.2 point to 6.5%.
In one year, the number of unemployed grew by 11%, said Thursday the Office cantonal de l’emploi (ECO). Geneva remains fairly far the canton with the unemployment rate the highest, compared to the average Swiss emerged at 3.4% in March as the previous month.
In annual comparison, the business sectors most affected by rising unemployment in March in Geneva were the metallurgical industry (114%), watch-jewelry (103%) and banks (77%).
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