Employment · 2025

Unemployed people: ranking of municipalities

Unemployed people: Zürich comes top with 7,550 and Zermatt comes last with 37. The median across 180 municipalities is 252.

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1Zürich7,550 2Geneva5,323 3Lausanne4,487

#	Municipality	Canton	Unemployed people
1	Zürich	Zurich	7,550
2	Geneva	Geneva	5,323
3	Lausanne	Vaud	4,487
4	Basel	Basel-Stadt	4,099
5	Bern	Bern	1,788
6	Winterthur	Zurich	1,756
7	Biel/Bienne	Bern	1,571
8	Lucerne	Lucerne	1,285
9	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	1,139
10	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	1,112
11	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	1,106
12	Vernier	Geneva	898
13	Fribourg	Fribourg	871
14	Lancy	Geneva	832
15	Sion	Valais	826
16	Lugano	Ticino	772
17	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	767
18	Montreux	Vaud	745
19	Bellinzona	Ticino	742
20	Renens (VD)	Vaud	642
21	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	641
22	Meyrin	Geneva	630
23	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	605
24	Nyon	Vaud	598
25	Dietikon	Zurich	579
26	Vevey	Vaud	574
27	Emmen	Lucerne	571
28	Zug	Zug	552
29	Bulle	Fribourg	500
30	Grenchen	Solothurn	476
31	Horgen	Zurich	470
32	Kloten	Zurich	469
33	Martigny	Valais	467
34	Opfikon	Zurich	462
35	Thun	Bern	457
36	Uster	Zurich	452
37	Dübendorf	Zurich	449
38	Köniz	Bern	440
39	Baden	Aargau	433
40	Wädenswil	Zurich	420
40	Delémont	Jura	420
42	Onex	Geneva	417
43	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	409
43	Monthey	Valais	409
45	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	403
46	Oftringen	Aargau	388
47	Morges	Vaud	386
48	Olten	Solothurn	384
49	Wettingen	Aargau	378
50	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	374
51	Kriens	Lucerne	364
51	Pully	Vaud	364
53	Thalwil	Zurich	362
53	Payerne	Vaud	362
55	Bülach	Zurich	361
56	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	357
57	Baar	Zug	346
58	Adliswil	Zurich	342
58	Schlieren	Zurich	342
60	Prilly	Vaud	340
61	Thônex	Geneva	339
62	Gland	Vaud	338
63	Aarau	Aargau	337
64	Spreitenbach	Aargau	336
65	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	334
66	Arbon	Thurgau	332
67	Chur	Grisons	326
68	Sierre	Valais	317
69	Aigle	Vaud	313
70	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zurich	310
71	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	308
72	Le Locle	Neuchâtel	303
73	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	298
74	Bussigny	Vaud	287
75	Neuhausen am Rheinfall	Schaffhausen	283
76	Ecublens (VD)	Vaud	281
77	Ostermundigen	Bern	280
77	Versoix	Geneva	280
79	La Tour-de-Peilz	Vaud	279
80	Cham	Zug	278
81	Wallisellen	Zurich	277
82	Locarno	Ticino	275
82	Crissier	Vaud	275
84	Solothurn	Solothurn	264
85	Liestal	Basel-Landschaft	263
86	Regensdorf	Zurich	260
86	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	260
88	Rheinfelden	Aargau	259
89	Brugg	Aargau	257
90	Amriswil	Thurgau	255
91	Lyss	Bern	249
91	Le Grand-Saconnex	Geneva	249
93	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	244
94	Suhr	Aargau	243
95	Rorschach	St. Gallen	237
96	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	236
97	Laténa	Neuchâtel	234
98	Illnau-Effretikon	Zurich	231
98	Villars-sur-Glâne	Fribourg	231
100	Richterswil	Zurich	229

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Unemployed people
166	Landquart	Grisons	78
167	Arth	Schwyz	72
167	Schwyz	Schwyz	72
169	Altdorf (UR)	Uri	71
170	Lachen	Schwyz	67
171	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	66
172	Sarnen	Obwalden	62
173	Willisau	Lucerne	55
174	Interlaken	Bern	54
174	Davos	Grisons	54
176	Stans	Nidwalden	52
177	St. Moritz	Grisons	50
178	Appenzell	Appenzell Innerrhoden	49
179	Arosa	Grisons	40
180	Zermatt	Valais	37

Other rankings on the same theme

Jobs Jobs per 1,000 inhabitants Share of jobs in services Share of jobs in industry and construction Employed persons living in the municipality Employed persons working in the municipality Net labour force participation rate (aged 15–64)Unemployment rate Jobs in full-time equivalents (FTE)Employment level (full-time equivalents as a percentage of employees)Share of jobs held by women Share of jobs in the primary sector Change in jobs over ten years

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Unemployed people”?

Zürich ranks first for “Unemployed people”, with 7,550.

What is the median for “Unemployed people”?

The median across the 180 ranked municipalities is 252.