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 stood at 8.6 per cent in September 2026, compared to 8.9 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 525 data points overall in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1983 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate hit a minimum of 1.3 per cent in July 1989; it hit a peak of 10.5 per cent in June 1997; it had a mean value of 6.6 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 8.60000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.90000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 8.60000 |
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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 | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |