Employment · 2025
Unemployment rate: ranking of municipalities
Unemployment rate: Payerne comes top with 7.68% and Einsiedeln comes last with 0.76%. The median across 180 municipalities is 3.00%.
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| # | Municipality | Canton | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payerne | Vaud | 7.68% |
| 2 | Delémont | Jura | 7.53% |
| 3 | Renens (VD) | Vaud | 6.42% |
| 4 | Montreux | Vaud | 6.23% |
| 5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Neuchâtel | 6.18% |
| 6 | Crissier | Vaud | 6.17% |
| 7 | Aigle | Vaud | 5.97% |
| 8 | Carouge (GE) | Geneva | 5.96% |
| 9 | Lausanne | Vaud | 5.84% |
| 10 | Le Locle | Neuchâtel | 5.83% |
| 11 | Moutier | Bern | 5.68% |
| 12 | Biel/Bienne | Bern | 5.58% |
| 13 | Yverdon-les-Bains | Vaud | 5.53% |
| 14 | Prilly | Vaud | 5.34% |
| 15 | Grenchen | Solothurn | 5.32% |
| 16 | Chiasso | Ticino | 5.24% |
| 17 | Vernier | Geneva | 5.22% |
| 18 | Vevey | Vaud | 5.19% |
| 19 | Spreitenbach | Aargau | 5.14% |
| 20 | Geneva | Geneva | 5.06% |
| 21 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | Schaffhausen | 5.04% |
| 22 | Meyrin | Geneva | 4.95% |
| 23 | Onex | Geneva | 4.88% |
| 24 | Versoix | Geneva | 4.82% |
| 25 | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | 4.81% |
| 26 | Nyon | Vaud | 4.78% |
| 26 | Lancy | Geneva | 4.78% |
| 28 | Oftringen | Aargau | 4.71% |
| 29 | Ecublens (VD) | Vaud | 4.70% |
| 30 | Bussigny | Vaud | 4.66% |
| 30 | Sion | Valais | 4.66% |
| 32 | Wohlen (AG) | Aargau | 4.62% |
| 32 | Monthey | Valais | 4.62% |
| 34 | Rorschach | St. Gallen | 4.59% |
| 35 | Martigny | Valais | 4.56% |
| 36 | Zuchwil | Solothurn | 4.47% |
| 37 | Thônex | Geneva | 4.42% |
| 38 | Basel | Basel-Stadt | 4.40% |
| 39 | Arbon | Thurgau | 4.37% |
| 40 | Gland | Vaud | 4.36% |
| 41 | Fribourg | Fribourg | 4.29% |
| 42 | La Tour-de-Peilz | Vaud | 4.27% |
| 43 | Le Grand-Saconnex | Geneva | 4.22% |
| 44 | Suhr | Aargau | 4.19% |
| 45 | Chêne-Bougeries | Geneva | 4.17% |
| 46 | Morges | Vaud | 4.10% |
| 47 | Laténa | Neuchâtel | 4.07% |
| 48 | Le Mont-sur-Lausanne | Vaud | 3.94% |
| 49 | Birsfelden | Basel-Landschaft | 3.91% |
| 50 | La Neuveville | Bern | 3.90% |
| 50 | Villars-sur-Glâne | Fribourg | 3.90% |
| 52 | Dietikon | Zurich | 3.83% |
| 53 | Bulle | Fribourg | 3.80% |
| 54 | Olten | Solothurn | 3.78% |
| 55 | Pully | Vaud | 3.77% |
| 56 | Pratteln | Basel-Landschaft | 3.75% |
| 57 | Sierre | Valais | 3.73% |
| 58 | Brugg | Aargau | 3.66% |
| 58 | Rothrist | Aargau | 3.66% |
| 58 | Plan-les-Ouates | Geneva | 3.66% |
| 61 | Veyrier | Geneva | 3.61% |
| 62 | Locarno | Ticino | 3.60% |
| 63 | Horgen | Zurich | 3.57% |
| 64 | Amriswil | Thurgau | 3.55% |
| 65 | Bellinzona | Ticino | 3.54% |
| 66 | Opfikon | Zurich | 3.52% |
| 67 | Rheinfelden | Aargau | 3.46% |
| 67 | Romanshorn | Thurgau | 3.46% |
| 69 | Emmen | Lucerne | 3.45% |
| 69 | Aesch (BL) | Basel-Landschaft | 3.45% |
| 71 | Thalwil | Zurich | 3.44% |
| 72 | Affoltern am Albis | Zurich | 3.28% |
| 73 | Wettingen | Aargau | 3.27% |
| 74 | Münchenstein | Basel-Landschaft | 3.26% |
| 75 | Riehen | Basel-Stadt | 3.21% |
| 76 | Rümlang | Zurich | 3.20% |
| 76 | Liestal | Basel-Landschaft | 3.20% |
| 78 | Baden | Aargau | 3.19% |
| 79 | Allschwil | Basel-Landschaft | 3.17% |
| 80 | Zug | Zug | 3.14% |
| 80 | Kreuzlingen | Thurgau | 3.14% |
| 82 | Lenzburg | Aargau | 3.12% |
| 83 | Richterswil | Zurich | 3.08% |
| 83 | Ostermundigen | Bern | 3.08% |
| 85 | Schaffhausen | Schaffhausen | 3.06% |
| 86 | Schlieren | Zurich | 3.05% |
| 86 | Wädenswil | Zurich | 3.05% |
| 86 | Zofingen | Aargau | 3.05% |
| 89 | Adliswil | Zurich | 3.02% |
| 89 | Möhlin | Aargau | 3.02% |
| 91 | Kloten | Zurich | 2.97% |
| 92 | Binningen | Basel-Landschaft | 2.96% |
| 93 | Zürich | Zurich | 2.95% |
| 94 | Oberwil (BL) | Basel-Landschaft | 2.92% |
| 95 | Cham | Zug | 2.86% |
| 95 | Reinach (BL) | Basel-Landschaft | 2.86% |
| 97 | Lyss | Bern | 2.79% |
| 98 | Mendrisio | Ticino | 2.77% |
| 99 | Bülach | Zurich | 2.76% |
| 100 | Bassersdorf | Zurich | 2.75% |
Bottom of the ranking
| # | Municipality | Canton | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Münsingen | Bern | 1.43% |
| 167 | Appenzell | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1.39% |
| 168 | Spiez | Bern | 1.34% |
| 169 | Küssnacht (SZ) | Schwyz | 1.33% |
| 170 | Altdorf (UR) | Uri | 1.32% |
| 171 | Lachen | Schwyz | 1.27% |
| 171 | Brig-Glis | Valais | 1.27% |
| 173 | Stans | Nidwalden | 1.18% |
| 174 | Willisau | Lucerne | 1.13% |
| 175 | Sarnen | Obwalden | 1.10% |
| 176 | Zermatt | Valais | 1.04% |
| 177 | Arth | Schwyz | 1.03% |
| 178 | Davos | Grisons | 0.88% |
| 179 | Schwyz | Schwyz | 0.81% |
| 180 | Einsiedeln | Schwyz | 0.76% |
Other rankings on the same theme
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Frequently asked questions
Which municipality ranks first for “Unemployment rate”?
Payerne ranks first for “Unemployment rate”, with 7.68%.
What is the median for “Unemployment rate”?
The median across the 180 ranked municipalities is 3.00%.