SE · 2018 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2018
Unemployment rate by sex
13.0
Sweden, 2018
▼ 4.4% vs 2017 (13.6)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 4.4% compared to 2017, reaching 13.0.
Sweden accounts for 87.8% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
Sweden ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.8% (from 16.2 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
87.8%
EU-27: 14.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120