Switzerland's unemployment rate increased slightly in October to the highest level in eight months, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, or SECO, said on Thursday.
The unadjusted unemployment rate came in at 2.9 percent in October, up from 2.8 percent in September. Moreover, a similar rate was last seen in February.
In the corresponding month last year, the jobless rate was 2.5 percent.
The number of registered unemployed persons increased to 135,212 in October from 133,233 in the prior month.
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