The economic crisis in the early 1990s brought about a dramatic increase in unemployment and a similar decrease in … labor force participation. Unemployment declined afterwards, but stabilized at around 6-7% - more than twice as high as … before the crisis. Today, the unemployment rate is lower than the EU average, though Sweden no longer stands out in this …

Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at only … resiliency. However, challenges do exist, particularly related to earnings and employment gaps among foreign and native workers …, as well as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant. …

-company towns typically have high concentrations of employment that normally provide much of the funding for local services. This …

public sector units in 1991. Since then, per capita output has increased significantly, while the overall unemployment rate … unemployment remains stubbornly high, an overwhelming proportion of the labor force continues to work in the informal sector, and …

Switzerland is a small country with rich cultural and geographic diversity. The Swiss unemployment rate is low, at …. However, challenges do exist, particularly related to earnings and employment gaps between foreign and native workers, as well … as a narrowing but persistent gender pay gap. Additionally, regional differences in unemployment are significant. …

) aided the adjustment. The Covid-19 downturn resulted in an unprecedented decline in employment, and a steep rise in … unemployment and non-participation. Despite the severity of the Covid-19 shock, by December 2021 most key measures of labor market …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

Measuring employment and unemployment is essential for economic policy. Internationally agreed measures (e.g. headcount … employment and unemployment rates based on standard definitions) enhance comparability across time and space, but changes in real …

crisis later that year. The labor market recovery was slow until 2013, when net immigration, employment growth, and … unemployment declines all picked up. Labor market liquidity has remained low since the 2008 downturn, with rates of job starts, job …