SE · 2019 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Sweden, 2019
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
6.9%
Sweden, 2019
▲ 6.2% vs 2018 (6.5%)
Analysis
In 2019, Sweden's unemployment by sex and age increased by 6.2% compared to 2018, reaching 6.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 6.8%.
Sweden ranks 6th 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 13.7% (from 8.0% in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
101.5%
EU-27: 6.8%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a