Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenure
2 mayors, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office, next to Switzerland over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs Switzerland | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Alec von Graffenried | Bern | 16 Jan 2017 – 1 Jan 2025 | −1.6 pp 2016 → 2024 | −1.3 pp Switzerland −0.4 pp | −0.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Switzerland is measured over the same months. 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 · Eurostat city statistics (urb_clma): persons unemployed over the economically active population, the city's greater area as Eurostat defines it; the division is Politare's · greater city (Eurostat's Urban Audit) data · as of Jul 2025.