SE · 2018 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Sweden, 2018
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
6.5%
Sweden, 2018
▼ 4.4% vs 2017 (6.8%)
Analysis
In 2018, Sweden's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 4.4% compared to 2017, reaching 6.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.4%.
Sweden ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.8% (from 8.1% in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
87.8%
EU-27: 7.4%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a