Registered unemployment during each economy minister's tenure
Every economy minister since 1991, ranked by how the registered unemployment changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Economy minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guy Parmelin | 1 Jan 2019 – now | +0.4 pp Dec 2018 → May 2026 | +0.1 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Doris Leuthard | 1 Aug 2006 – 1 Nov 2010 | +0.1 pp Jul 2006 → Oct 2010 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Joseph Deiss | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Aug 2006 | −0.2 pp Dec 2002 → Jul 2006 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Johann Schneider-Ammann | 1 Nov 2010 – 1 Jan 2019 | −0.6 pp Oct 2010 → Dec 2018 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 5 |  Pascal Couchepin | 1 Apr 1998 – 1 Jan 2003 | −1.3 pp Mar 1998 → Dec 2002 | −0.3 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, registered with the employment centres · SECO, the jobless registered with the regional employment centres (RAV) over the labour force of the FSO's structural survey, monthly, as the FSO tabulates it (T 03.03.02.05, updated twice a year); the labour force is revised every few years, a small step in January · Switzerland data · as of Oct 2026.