Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-04-30
Sweden's unemployment rate stands at 8.5% as of 2026-04-30, down from 8.57% in 2026-03-31. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (436 observations).
In 2026-04-30, Sweden's unemployment rate was 8.5%, down from 8.57% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Sweden's unemployment rate was 8.57%, up from 8.4% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Sweden's unemployment rate was 8.4%, up from 8.1% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Sweden's unemployment rate was 8.1%, down from 8.87% in 2025-12-31.
In 2025-12-31, Sweden's unemployment rate was 8.87%, down from 9% in 2025-11-30.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 8.5% | -0.0667% |
| 2026-03-31 | 8.57% | +0.1667% |
| 2026-02-28 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2026-01-31 | 8.1% | -0.7667% |
| 2025-12-31 | 8.87% | -0.1333% |
| 2025-11-30 | 9% | -0.3% |
| 2025-10-31 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025-09-30 | 8.8% | +0% |
| 2025-08-31 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025-07-31 | 8.9% | +0.2333% |
| 2025-06-30 | 8.67% | -0.4333% |
| 2025-05-31 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025-04-30 | 8.6% | -0.3333% |
| 2025-03-31 | 8.93% | -0.0667% |
| 2025-02-28 | 9% | -0.8% |
| 2025-01-31 | 9.8% | +1.45% |
| 2024-12-31 | 8.35% | +0.05% |
| 2024-11-30 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024-10-31 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024-09-30 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024-08-31 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024-07-31 | 8.6% | +0.2667% |
| 2024-06-30 | 8.33% | +0.2333% |
| 2024-05-31 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024-04-30 | 8.6% | +0.3333% |
| 2024-03-31 | 8.27% | +0.1667% |
| 2024-02-29 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024-01-31 | 8% | +0.3333% |
| 2023-12-31 | 7.67% | -0.3333% |
| 2023-11-30 | 8% | +0.1% |
| 2023-10-31 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023-09-30 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023-08-31 | 8.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023-07-31 | 7.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023-06-30 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023-05-31 | 7.2% | +0% |
| 2023-04-30 | 7.2% | -0.1333% |
| 2023-03-31 | 7.33% | -0.3667% |
| 2023-02-28 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023-01-31 | 7.1% | -0.3833% |
| 2022-12-31 | 7.48% | +0.1833% |
| 2022-11-30 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022-10-31 | 7.7% | +0.6333% |
| 2022-09-30 | 7.07% | +0.1667% |
| 2022-08-31 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022-07-31 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022-06-30 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022-05-31 | 7.8% | +0% |
| 2022-04-30 | 7.8% | +0.1333% |
| 2022-03-31 | 7.67% | +0.3667% |
| 2022-02-28 | 7.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022-01-31 | 8% | -0.8917% |
| 2021-12-31 | 8.89% | +0.4917% |
| 2021-11-30 | 8.4% | +0% |
| 2021-10-31 | 8.4% | -0.4333% |
| 2021-09-30 | 8.83% | -0.0667% |
| 2021-08-31 | 8.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021-07-31 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021-06-30 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021-05-31 | 9.1% | +0% |
| 2021-04-30 | 9.1% | -0.1333% |
| 2021-03-31 | 9.23% | +0.1333% |
| 2021-02-28 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021-01-31 | 9% | +0.5167% |
| 2020-12-31 | 8.48% | -0.1167% |
| 2020-11-30 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020-10-31 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020-09-30 | 9.3% | +0% |
| 2020-08-31 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020-07-31 | 9.6% | +1% |
| 2020-06-30 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020-05-31 | 8.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020-04-30 | 8.2% | +0.8667% |
| 2020-03-31 | 7.33% | -0.4667% |
| 2020-02-29 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020-01-31 | 7.4% | +0.4917% |
| 2019-12-31 | 6.91% | -0.7917% |
| 2019-11-30 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019-10-31 | 6.9% | -0.2333% |
| 2019-09-30 | 7.13% | — |
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Sweden's unemployment rate is 8.5% as of 2026-04-30, compared with 8.57% in 2026-03-31. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 10.4% (1997-02-28); the lowest is 1.4% (1990-02-28), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.