SE · 2017 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2017
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
4.40
Sweden, 2017
▼ 8.3% vs 2016 (4.80)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 8.3% compared to 2016, reaching 4.40.
Sweden accounts for 29.7% of the EU-27 total of 14.8.
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 21.4% (from 5.60 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
29.7%
EU-27: 14.8
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130