The central administration SECO has reported (in several languages) on the employment situation. The number of registered unemployed people inched up in the month of July for the first time in six months, although the national jobless rate remained at 2.9%, unchanged from the previous month. Youth unemployment increased to 11.3%.
English: http://www.thelocal.ch/20140808/swiss-unemployment-inches-higher-in-july
French: http://www.news.admin.ch ...
Italian: http://www.news.admin.ch ...
German: http://www.news.admin.ch ...
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