SE · 2017 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2017
Unemployment rate by sex
13.6
Sweden, 2017
▼ 4.2% vs 2016 (14.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 4.2% compared to 2016, reaching 13.6.
Sweden accounts for 81.9% of the EU-27 total of 16.6.
Sweden ranks 14th 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 16.0% (from 16.2 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
81.9%
EU-27: 16.6
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120