Sweden’s unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in February 2026 from 9.4% in the same month a year earlier. The total number of unemployed people decreased by 25,800 compared to February 2024, reaching 507,000, including 233,000 women and 274,000 men, corresponding to unemployment rates of 8.5% and 9.1% respectively. Among young people aged 15-24, 169,000 were unemployed, corresponding to a youth unemployment rate of 24.5%, of whom 128,000 were full-time students. Meanwhile, employment among people aged 15-74 rose by 92,000 to 5.25 million, including 2.501 million women and 2.749 million men. The number of long-term unemployed, defined as those jobless for at least 27 weeks, reached 180,000, with 90,000 women and 90,000 men. The average total number of hours worked per week was 170.6 million. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the unemployment rate was 8.5%, while youth unemployment stood at 23.2%. source: Statistics Sweden
Unemployment Rate in Sweden increased to 8.80 percent in February from 8.60 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Sweden averaged 6.33 percent from 1980 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 10.50 percent in June of 1997 and a record low of 1.30 percent in July of 1989. This page provides the latest reported value for - Sweden Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Sweden Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Sweden increased to 8.80 percent in February from 8.60 percent in January of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Sweden is expected to be 8.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.80 percent in 2027 and 7.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.