Swiss jobless rate inches up
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The unemployment rate in Switzerland rose in January to 4.5 percent from 4.4 percent in December 2009, but the figure was lower than many analysts...
View ArticleSwiss gov’t argues for 6.2% single rate VAT (TVA)
GenevaLunch News Federal budget for 2011 gets government approval Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The Swiss Federal Council wants to see a single value-added tax (VAT, called TVA in French) rate...
View ArticleAsylum seekers: Nigerians remain largest group
GenevaLunch News Acceptance rate at 18.7% Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The number of people seeking asylum in Switzerland fell by 4.2 percent from April to June 2010, with a total of 3,544...
View ArticleSwiss unemployment remains stable
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss unemployment remained stable in October at 3.5 percent, compared to September, but down 11.9 percent compared to October 2009. The overall rate...
View ArticleUnemployment drifts down in Switzerland
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Swiss jobless figures for January 2011 show a steady improvement, with overall employment up 1.2 percent and manufacturing up 1.4 percent over a year,...
View ArticleSwiss job market in November reflects weaker economy
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment rose to 3.1 percent in November from 2.9 in October, and the number of vacant jobs fell by 1,355 for a total of 17,395. Partial unemployment, a...
View ArticleNumber of working poor falling in Switzerland
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The percent of the working population that falls under the poverty bar in Switzerland fell between 2008 and 2011, from 5.2 to 3.5 percent, federal statistics...
View ArticleUK transport ticket prices rise today
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Add a little more to your budget for travel in the UK, starting 2 January, with the price of rail, bus and tram tickets rising. Season ticket prices are up 4.3...
View ArticleWorking women outstrip men as serious car accident risks
GenevaLunch News Men are becoming more sensible drivers more rapidly Women 18-24, en route to work, are most at risk GENEVA / BERN, SWITZERLAND – Working women who drive are at their worst on the road...
View ArticleSwiss population grew by 1 percent in 2012, foreigners are 23.4%
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss population continued to increase in 2012, figures published Thursay 25 April by the Federal Statistical Office show. The population climbed to 8.037...
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