According to SECO's surveys, there were 96’941 unemployed people registered with the regional employment centres (RAV) at the end of December, which is 5’614 more than in the previous month. The unemployment rate rose from 2.0% in November 2022 to 2.1% in the reporting month. Compared with the same month the previous year, the number of unemployed people declined by 24’787 (-20,4%).

Since 2011, a solidarity contribution has been levied on components of high salaries to help reduce the ALV's debts. The financial situation of the ALV should have recovered enough by the end of 2022 for the solidarity contribution to be automatically abolished by law from 2023. In the current economic climate, this will help relieve the burden on businesses.

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) has confirmed the list of occupation types for 2023. The number of occupations that have to be registered in 2023 will be much lower compared to the previous year. With the Check-Up 2023, employers can check quickly and easily if their job has to be registered.

In December 2022, the Swiss Labour Market Barometer reached a level of 99.0 percentage points, therefore slightly improving compared with November (98.3 percentage points).

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