SE · 2016 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2016
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
4.80
Sweden, 2016
▼ 7.7% vs 2015 (5.20)
Analysis
In 2016, Sweden's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 7.7% compared to 2015, reaching 4.80.
Sweden accounts for 27.9% of the EU-27 total of 17.2.
Sweden ranks 26th 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 14.3% (from 5.60 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
27.9%
EU-27: 17.2
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130