Sweden unemployment rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- January 2001
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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12 observations · January 2012 to December 2012
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | 8.5% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| February 2012 | 8.3% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| March 2012 | 8.1% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| April 2012 | 8.1% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| May 2012 | 8.7% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| June 2012 | 9.1% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| July 2012 | 7.5% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| August 2012 | 7.6% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| September 2012 | 7.7% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| October 2012 | 7.6% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| November 2012 | 7.9% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| December 2012 | 7.7% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
Sweden unemployment rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 8.9% | 9.9%June 2026 | 7.8%July 2026 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2025 | 8.9% | 10.4%January 2025 | 8.0%July 2025 | ▼ −2.1 |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 9.4%June 2024 | 7.4%November 2024 | ▼ −0.5 |
| 2023 | 7.7% | 9.3%June 2023 | 6.2%July 2023 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 8.6%June 2022 | 6.4%November 2022 | ▼ −1.5 |
| 2021 | 8.9% | 10.5%June 2021 | 7.4%December 2021 | ▼ −2.0 |
| 2020 | 8.5% | 10.0%June 2020 | 7.3%March 2020 | ▲ +0.8 |
| 2019 | 6.9% | 7.8%March 2019 | 6.1%September 2019 | ▼ −0.5 |
| 2018 | 6.4% | 7.3%June 2018 | 5.8%October 2018 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2017 | 6.8% | 7.5%January 2017 | 5.9%November 2017 | ▼ −1.3 |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 7.9%March 2016 | 6.2%September 2016 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2015 | 7.5% | 8.6%June 2015 | 6.4%November 2015 | ▼ −1.7 |
| 2014 | 8.0% | 9.3%June 2014 | 7.1%December 2014 | ▼ −1.7 |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 9.2%June 2013 | 7.3%July 2013 | ▼ −0.9 |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 9.1%June 2012 | 7.5%July 2012 | ▼ −0.8 |
| 2011 | 7.9% | 9.3%June 2011 | 7.1%August 2011 | ▼ −1.1 |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 9.9%April 2010 | 7.5%November 2010 | ▼ −2.0 |
| 2009 | 8.4% | 9.9%June 2009 | 7.4%January 2009 | ▲ +1.3 |
| 2008 | 6.3% | 8.2%June 2008 | 5.3%August 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 6.2% | 7.9%June 2007 | 5.3%November 2007 | ▼ −1.4 |
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| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.2% | 8.6%June 2006 | 6.0%November 2006 | ▼ −2.2 |
| 2005 | 7.9% | 9.6%June 2005 | 6.7%November 2005 | ▼ −1.0 |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 8.8%June 2004 | 6.7%October 2004 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2003 | 6.7% | 7.7%June 2003 | 6.2%July 2003 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 6.9%June 2002 | 5.5%August 2002 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2001 | 6.0% | 6.9%June 2001 | 5.5%August 2001 | ▼ −0.9 |
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