SE · 2016 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2016
Unemployment rate by sex
14.2
Sweden, 2016
▼ 5.3% vs 2015 (15.0)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 5.3% compared to 2015, reaching 14.2.
Sweden accounts for 76.3% of the EU-27 total of 18.6.
Sweden ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.1% (from 15.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
76.3%
EU-27: 18.6
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120