SE · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Sweden, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
17.1%
Sweden, 2017
▼ 6.0% vs 2016 (18.2%)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 6.0% compared to 2016, reaching 17.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
Sweden ranks 12th 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 25.3% (from 22.9% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
92.4%
EU-27: 18.5%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a