Manpower Index: Job slump in July
In July, the number of job openings in the Swiss daily press declined significantly.
Job vacancies in the Swiss daily press fell significantly in July, with the Manpower job index dropping by 1.8 points to 24.1 points. In June, it still showed a slight upward trend (0.2 points), but had fallen by around one point in each of the previous months. Of the 13 sub-regions surveyed, the index only rose in Geneva (by 0.5 points). The summer slump was particularly prevalent in Biel, where the index fell by 6.5 points.
