
Sweden: Unemployment rate
(measure: percent, source: Statistics Sweden)
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Unemployment rate, percent in Sweden, January 1970 - May 2022:
For that indicator, we provide data for Sweden from January 1970 to May 2022. The average value for Sweden during that period was 5.78 percent with a minimum of 1.3 percent in July 1970 and a maximum of 12.9 percent in June 1997. Click on the following link to see the values of Unemployment rate, percent around the world.
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Measure: percent
Source: Statistics Sweden
Source: Statistics Sweden
Definition: The unemployment rate represents the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.