The current unemployment rate in Sweden is 7.7%, which has increased by 0.2% (2.4%) since 2022.
Unemployment rate in Sweden
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
Sweden Unemployment rate between 1969 and 2023
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.7% | 0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 8% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 0% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | 0% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | 0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | 6% | 0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | 1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | 1.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | 1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | 0.3% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | 3.5% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | 0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | 0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.3% | 0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | 0.5% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | 1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | 0% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | 0.4% |
| 1974 | 2% | 0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | 0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | 1% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.9% |