{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"se-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/se-unemployment-rate/","title":"Sweden Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Sweden's Unemployment Rate: 8.8 % of active population in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Sweden","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Sweden","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of active population","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Sweden Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/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":"8.8","unit":"% of active population","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Sweden Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":7.9},{"period":"2006","value":7.2},{"period":"2007","value":6.3},{"period":"2008","value":6.3},{"period":"2009","value":8.5},{"period":"2010","value":8.7},{"period":"2011","value":7.9},{"period":"2012","value":8.1},{"period":"2013","value":8.1},{"period":"2014","value":8},{"period":"2015","value":7.5},{"period":"2016","value":7.1},{"period":"2017","value":6.8},{"period":"2018","value":6.5},{"period":"2019","value":6.9},{"period":"2020","value":8.5},{"period":"2021","value":8.9},{"period":"2022","value":7.5},{"period":"2023","value":7.7},{"period":"2024","value":8.4},{"period":"2025","value":8.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"8.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"8.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Sweden from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness. 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 8.9 % of active population in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.3 in 2008. The latest reading of 8.8 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}