Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 9.40 percent in February from 10.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The unemployment rate in Sweden increased significantly from March 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). It was at its highest in June 2020, when it reached 9.3 percent, and was around nine percent until May 2021, when it started to decrease. It then started to increase again from early 2023, reaching 8.5 percent in September 2024. This was one of the highest in Europe.

Youth Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 25.20 percent in February from 26.80 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Youth Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, the unemployment rate in Sweden increased by 0.2 percentage points (+2.71 percent) compared to 2022. In total, the unemployment rate amounted to 7.59 percent in 2023. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.Find more key insights for the unemployment rate in countries like Norway and Finland.

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Long Term Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1.80 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Sweden Long Term Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in Sweden remained nearly unchanged at around 21.57 percent. Still, 2023 marked the second consecutive decline of the youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.Find more statistics on other topics about Sweden with key insights such as employment level in services as a share of total employment, employment level in services as a share of total employment for women, and labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64.

Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 24 years was 24.30% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 24 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 24 years reached a record high of 24.70% in December of 2021 and a record low of 11.20% in December of 2000.

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Sweden Unemployment: 45 to 54 Years data was reported at 67.700 Person th in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 58.200 Person th for Nov 2024. Sweden Unemployment: 45 to 54 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 62.800 Person th from Jan 2021 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.100 Person th in Feb 2024 and a record low of 46.900 Person th in Sep 2022. Sweden Unemployment: 45 to 54 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.G032: Unemployment: by Age: New Methodology. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Among European Union countries in December 2024, Spain had the highest unemployment rate at 10.6 percent, followed by Greece at 9.4 percent. By contrast, Czechia has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe, at 2.6 percent. The overall rate of unemployment in the European Union was 5.9 percent in the same month - a historical low-point for unemployment in the EU, which had been at over 10 percent for much of the 2010s.

As of June 2024, Spain had the highest youth unemployment rate in Europe, at 25.8 percent, with Sweden having the second-highest youth unemployment rate as of this month, at 23.8 percent. Across the 27 member states of the European Union, the overall youth unemployment rate was 14.6 percent, with Germany having the lowest youth unemployment rate of 6.8 percent.

Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years was 6.20% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 25 to 74 years reached a record high of 8.90% in December of 1997 and a record low of 4.00% in December of 2001.

The number of unemployed persons in Sweden decreased to 533 Thousand in February of 2025 from 592 Thousand in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Sweden Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The statistic shows the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in EU member states as of November 2024. The source defines youth unemployment as unemployment of those younger than 25 years. In November 2024, the seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in Spain was at 26.6 percent. Youth unemployment rate in EU member states Unemployment is a crucial economic factor for a country; youth unemployment is often examined separately because it tends to be higher than unemployment in older age groups. It comprises the unemployment figures of a country’s labor force aged 15 to 24 years old (i.e. the earliest point at which mandatory school education ends). Typically, teenagers and those in their twenties who are fresh out of education do not find jobs right away, especially if the country’s economy is experiencing difficulties, as can be seen above. Additionally, it also tends to be higher in emerging markets than in industrialized nations. Worldwide, youth unemployment figures have not changed significantly over the last decade, nor are they expected to improve in the next few years. Youth unemployment is most prevalent in the Middle East and North Africa, even though these regions report high unemployment figures regardless (Zimbabwe and Turkmenistan are among the countries with the highest unemployment rates in the world, for example), and are also highly populated areas with a rather weak infrastructure, compared to industrialized regions. In the European Union and the euro area, unemployment in general has been on the rise since 2008, which is due to the economic crisis which caused bankruptcy and financial trouble for many employers, and thus led to considerable job loss, less job offerings, and consequently, to a rise of the unemployment rate. Older workers are struggling to find new jobs despite their experience, and young graduates are struggling to find new jobs, because they have none. All in all, the number of unemployed persons worldwide is projected to rise, this is not down to the economic crisis alone, but also the industrial automation of processes previously performed by workers, as well as rising population figures.

Sweden Unemployment: 20 to 24 Years data was reported at 65.400 Person th in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.000 Person th for Nov 2024. Sweden Unemployment: 20 to 24 Years data is updated monthly, averaging 64.050 Person th from Jan 2021 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.500 Person th in Mar 2024 and a record low of 42.500 Person th in Dec 2021. Sweden Unemployment: 20 to 24 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.G032: Unemployment: by Age: New Methodology. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years was 8.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Sweden - Unemployment rate: From 15 to 74 years reached a record high of 10.10% in December of 1997 and a record low of 4.90% in December of 2001.

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Sweden was reported at 7.382 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Unemployment, male (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

The statistic reflects the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in member states of the European Union in November 2024. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Spain in November 2024 was 11.2 percent.The unemployment rate represents the share of the unemployed in all potential employees available to the job market. Unemployment rates in the EU The unemployment rate is an important measure of a country or region’s economic health, and despite unemployment levels in the European Union falling slightly from a peak in early 2013 , they remain high, especially in comparison to what the rates were before the worldwide recession started in 2008. This confirms the continuing stagnation in European markets, which hits young job seekers particularly hard as they struggle to compete against older, more experienced workers for a job, suffering under jobless rates twice as high as general unemployment. Some companies, such as Microsoft and Fujitsu, have created thousands of jobs in some of the countries which have particularly dire unemployment rates, creating a beacon of hope. However, some industries such as information technology, face the conundrum of a deficit of qualified workers in the local unemployed work force, and have to hire workers from abroad instead of helping decrease the local unemployment rates. This skills mismatch has no quick solution, as workers require time for retraining to fill the openings in the growing science-, technology-, or engineering-based jobs, and too few students choose degrees that would help them obtain these positions. Worldwide unemployment also remains high, with the rates being worst in the Middle East and North Africa. Estimates by the International Labour Organization predict that the problem will stabilize in coming years, but not improve until at least 2017.