SE · 2018 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2018
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
3.60
Sweden, 2018
▼ 18.2% vs 2017 (4.40)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's long-term unemployment rate by sex decreased by 18.2% compared to 2017, reaching 3.60.
Sweden accounts for 29.0% of the EU-27 total of 12.4.
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 35.7% (from 5.60 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
29.0%
EU-27: 12.4
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130