Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Sweden - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Sweden, the unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent in August 2026, compared to 8.6 in July.
Sample. There are 524 data points in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The series covers the period going from January 1983 to August 2026.
History. Check out some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the unemployment rate hit a maximum of 10.5 per cent in June 1997; it hit a minimum of 1.3 in July 1989; it had a mean of 6.6.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 8.90000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 8.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.90000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Sweden |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |