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Jobs and employment

The Ticino labour market, hiring, unemployment and the sectors recruiting cross-border workers.

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• Labor market outlook: slight weakening in the fourth quarter of 2026

  The score of 2,0 points recorded for the fourth quarter of 2026 signals a slight weakening in employment prospects in Switzerland.

• Zenith: around 100 jobs at risk in Le Locle and another 100 abroad

  Around 100 of Zenith's approximately 200 jobs in Le Locle, canton Neuchâtel, would be at risk.

• Civil protection: Bern plans to deploy civilian service personnel

  The Federal Council approved the ordinance amendments that will allow, from January, persons required to perform civilian service to be deployed in cantonal civil protection organizations.

• Covid allowance abuses hit hundreds of firms

  7'200 companies verified out of more than 167'000 beneficiaries SECO reclaimed 243,53 million in ILR Lastminute returned 28,9 million in Ticino At the end

• Cormann presents the OECD 2026 report on Switzerland

  On September 10, 2026, SECO announces the visit of Mathias Cormann.

• SECO: the source indicates the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

  The available material states the name State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the acronym SECO, but contains no measures, dates, or figures.

• Working for the Federal Administration: 50 training programs

  The Federal Administration offers work described as meaningful, in which it is possible to take on responsibility and work for the well-being of the population in Switzerland.

• Hiring in Switzerland: companies cautious despite GDP

  Swiss NEO at +21% for October–December 2026 Global NEO +29%; European average +20% Swiss GDP growing by 1,5% in the second quarter of 2026 Junior: 35% more.

• Federal Administration: jobs, internships and training

  The Federal Administration presents work within its structures as an activity with a tangible impact on Switzerland: the talent, ideas and commitment of those who work there contribute to the country’s high quality of life.

• Migros evaluates the closure in Écublens: 57 places

  Today, the Traiteur Plant is associated with a consultation procedure and 57 at-risk jobs.

• Tox Info: increase in calls to artificial intelligence

  On October 8, 2026, the 12.30 news bulletin broadcast an interview with Josef Widler, president of Tox Info, about the activities of number 145, intended for cases of suspected poisoning.

• Anyone who comes to Switzerland just for the money will be disappointed.

  80% of the vacant positions are filled by local staff.

• Switzerland leads in robotics: 217 companies and 7'000 jobs
• Swiss AI job market: +32% in one year
• AI job market: +32% of job postings in one year
• Working at SECO: Jobs and Career Paths
• BNS foreign exchange reserves stable in September
• Industrializing the Moon: opportunities for Swiss companies

  The Swiss space supply chain has a turnover of ~330 million CHF, employs nearly 3000 people in 120 companies, and the lunar economy could be worth 343-566 billion USD by 2050.

• Unemployment insurance: loss of 249 million in 2025

  The AD closes 2025 with a loss of 249 million: outflows of 8,69 billion, inflows of 8,44 billion and average unemployment at 2,8%.

• The labor market situation in September 2026

  In September 2026, Switzerland recorded 140’480 unemployed people, with the rate steady at 3%. This represents a monthly decrease of 0,8%, but an annual increase of 5,4%. There were 44’199 vacancies at the URCs.

• Tamedia cuts 34 jobs in five newsrooms

  Tamedia eliminates 34 full-time positions, affecting 41 employees in the newsrooms in Zurich, Bern, Basel, Lausanne and Geneva.

• Air Baltic, Swiss partner, cuts up to 700 jobs

  The Latvian airline could cut 500-700 jobs out of approximately 3'000. The flight schedule is unchanged; the cuts concern Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn.

• Tamedia cuts 34 jobs: reorganization ahead

  The publishing company announces the elimination of 34 full-time positions, affecting 41 employees across German- and French-speaking Switzerland by the end of October.

• Average salary professions Switzerland 2026: canton Aargau

  Comparison 2026 between professions, sectors and cantons: the focus on Aargau starts with taxes, AVS/AI/IPG contributions, LPP and LAMal.