According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) surveys, at the end of October 2018 there were 107,315 unemployed registered at the regional employment agencies (RAV), 729 more than in the previous month. The unemployment rate remained at 2.4% in the month under review. Compared with the same month of the previous year, unemployment fell by 27,485 persons (-20.4%). Youth unemployment in October 2018 Youth unemployment (15-24 year-olds) decreased by 660 people (-4.8%) to 13'064.