MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Switzerland – Canton Government of Bern in French
The slight increase in unemployment in September can only be partially explained by seasonal effects in the hotel and catering sector (48 people). The cyclical effects were very marked: in the MEM industry (machinery, electrical equipment and metallurgy, including watchmaking), the increase in unemployment was higher (60 people) than the multi-year average, as in previous months. The number of unemployed also shows an increase higher than the multi-year average in the specialized, scientific and technical activities sector (33 people).
After a below-average increase over the last two months, unemployment fell among 15-24 year-olds in September (-44, to 1,181 people).
In other sectors, it remained stable or decreased. Seasonally adjusted, unemployment stands at 1.9% (see explanations in the box).
Unemployment increased slightly in six out of ten administrative districts. It remained unchanged or decreased slightly in the other four. The rate ranged from 0.7% (Interlaken – Oberhasli) to 3.8% (Biel/Bienne). It was 3.6% in the Bernese Jura.
At the end of September, there were 2,504 more unemployed people in the canton of Bern than at the same time last year.
Further information is available online at http://www.be.ch/economic-data
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.