Unemployment rate, monthly
Sweden · Percentage of population in the labour force · published monthly by Eurostat
Aggregates
descriptive statistics over the recorded seriesLatest
8.90
2026-08-01
Change vs previous period
+3.49%
Lowest on record
6.80
Highest on record
9.80
Median
8.40
Standard deviation
0.71
Observations
80
Consecutive moves
1 up
Series
Percentage of population in the labour force · monthlyRANGE
VIEWSCALEDRAW
Values are shown at the frequency the source published them; nothing is interpolated or converted. A period without a published value breaks the line instead of being drawn as zero. The source has revised this series 2 times; superseded values are kept on record and the table shows the revision number in force.
Observations
80 of 80 observations, most recent first| Period | Value | Revision | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 8.90 | 0 | 2026-09-17 |
| 2026-07-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-08-21 |
| 2026-06-01 | 8.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2026-05-01 | 8.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2026-04-01 | 8.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2026-03-01 | 9.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2026-02-01 | 8.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2026-01-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-12-01 | 8.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-11-01 | 9.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-10-01 | 9.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-09-01 | 8.80 | 1 | 2026-09-17 |
| 2025-08-01 | 8.70 | 1 | 2026-09-17 |
| 2025-07-01 | 8.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-06-01 | 8.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-05-01 | 9.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-04-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-03-01 | 8.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-02-01 | 9.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2025-01-01 | 9.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-12-01 | 8.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-11-01 | 8.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-10-01 | 8.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-09-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-08-01 | 8.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-07-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-06-01 | 8.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-05-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-04-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-03-01 | 8.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-02-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2024-01-01 | 8.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-12-01 | 8.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-11-01 | 8.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-10-01 | 7.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-09-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-08-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-07-01 | 7.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-06-01 | 8.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-05-01 | 7.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-04-01 | 7.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-03-01 | 7.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-02-01 | 7.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2023-01-01 | 7.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-12-01 | 7.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-11-01 | 7.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-10-01 | 7.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-09-01 | 7.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-08-01 | 6.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-07-01 | 7.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-06-01 | 7.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-05-01 | 7.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-04-01 | 7.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-03-01 | 7.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-02-01 | 7.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2022-01-01 | 8.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-12-01 | 8.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-11-01 | 8.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-10-01 | 8.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-09-01 | 8.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-08-01 | 8.90 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-07-01 | 8.70 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-06-01 | 9.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-05-01 | 9.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-04-01 | 9.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-03-01 | 9.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-02-01 | 9.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2021-01-01 | 9.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-12-01 | 9.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-11-01 | 8.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-10-01 | 8.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-09-01 | 9.00 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-08-01 | 9.30 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-07-01 | 9.60 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-06-01 | 9.10 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-05-01 | 8.50 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-04-01 | 8.20 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-03-01 | 6.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-02-01 | 7.80 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
| 2020-01-01 | 7.40 | 0 | 2026-07-24 |
2 of the 80 listed values are revisions of an earlier release by the same source.
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Source: Eurostat · as of 2026-09-17