Long Term Unemployment Rate in Switzerland increased to 1.50 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 1.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. Long Term Unemployment Rate in Switzerland averaged 1.64 percent from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and a record low of 1.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. In Switzerland, the long term unemployment rate refers to the share of unemployed persons since 12 months or more in the total number of active persons (those who are either employed or unemployed) in the labour market. This page provides – Switzerland Long Term Unemployment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.