SE · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Sweden, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
6.8%
Sweden, 2017
▼ 4.2% vs 2016 (7.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 4.2% compared to 2016, reaching 6.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
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 fallen by 16.0% (from 8.1% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
81.9%
EU-27: 8.3%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a