{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Sweden Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Sweden's Long-Term Unemployment: 510.4 thousands of persons in 2025, +6.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Sweden"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Sweden (2025)","value":"510.4","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+6.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+6.2%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":350.9},{"period":"2006","value":336.8},{"period":"2007","value":298.1},{"period":"2008","value":305.4},{"period":"2009","value":410},{"period":"2010","value":426.2},{"period":"2011","value":391.6},{"period":"2012","value":403.6},{"period":"2013","value":412},{"period":"2014","value":412.4},{"period":"2015","value":388.3},{"period":"2016","value":369},{"period":"2017","value":361.7},{"period":"2018","value":346.5},{"period":"2019","value":376.3},{"period":"2020","value":457.8},{"period":"2021","value":492.8},{"period":"2022","value":421.1},{"period":"2023","value":439.6},{"period":"2024","value":480.4},{"period":"2025","value":510.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"510.4","yoyChange":"+6.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"480.4","yoyChange":"+9.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"439.6","yoyChange":"+4.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"421.1","yoyChange":"-14.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"492.8","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2020","value":"457.8","yoyChange":"+21.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"376.3","yoyChange":"+8.6%"},{"year":"2018","value":"346.5","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"361.7","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"369.0","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"388.3","yoyChange":"-5.8%"},{"year":"2014","value":"412.4","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2013","value":"412.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"403.6","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"391.6","yoyChange":"-8.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"426.2","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"410.0","yoyChange":"+34.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"305.4","yoyChange":"+2.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"298.1","yoyChange":"-11.5%"},{"year":"2006","value":"336.8","yoyChange":"-4.0%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Sweden from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 510.4 thousands of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 298.1 in 2007. The latest reading of 510.4 in 2025 represents a change of +30."}]}