SE · 2022 · tesem130
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
Sweden, 2022
Long-term unemployment rate by sex
7.60
Sweden, 2022
▲ 5.6% vs 2021 (7.20)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's long-term unemployment rate by sex increased by 5.6% compared to 2021, reaching 7.60.
Sweden accounts for 79.2% of the EU-27 total of 9.60.
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 grown by 72.7% (from 4.40 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem130, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
79.2%
EU-27: 9.60
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem130