Unemployment Rate Low Impact % Lower is Better
Sweden · 171 historical releases · 104 with estimates
Latest Actual
8.7 %
Unemployment Rate (Apr)
Previous
9.7 %
Change
-1.0
Historical Avg
7.62
171 releases
Range
5.5 — 10.4
Low — High
Beat Rate
39.4%
41 of 104
Miss Rate
50.0%
52 of 104
Historical Releases
All Releases
174
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-15 | Unemployment Rate (May) | — | — | 6.5 | — | — |
| 2026-05-21 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | -1.0 | +9.38% |
| 2026-05-13 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | — | 6.6 | — | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | +0.9 | -12.79% |
| 2026-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | +0.2 | -4.76% |
| 2026-03-11 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.8 | — | 6.8 | 0.0 | — |
| 2026-02-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.3 | +0.3 | +9.47% |
| 2026-02-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.8 | — | 6.8 | 0.0 | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.2 | +0.1 | +3.49% |
| 2025-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | -0.7 | +9.89% |
| 2025-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | +0.6 | -11.25% |
| 2025-10-17 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 | -0.1 | +3.49% |
| 2025-09-17 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | +0.4 | -3.7% |
| 2025-08-22 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.4 | -1.4 | -14.29% |
| 2025-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.1 | — | 6.9 | +0.2 | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.7 | -0.3 | -6.82% |
| 2025-07-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.9 | — | 6.8 | +0.1 | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | +0.8 | -11.49% |
| 2025-05-23 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | +0.4 | -7.23% |
| 2025-05-14 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.9 | — | 7.1 | -0.2 | — |
| 2025-04-22 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.4 | -0.9 | +6.59% |
| 2025-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 9.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -1.0 | +9.62% |
| 2025-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.2 | — | 7.2 | — | — |
| 2025-02-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 10.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | +2.4 | -20.93% |
| 2025-02-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.2 | — | 7.1 | +0.1 | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | +0.6 | -8.11% |
| 2025-01-15 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.1 | — | 6.9 | +0.2 | — |
| 2024-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | -0.4 | +5.13% |
| 2024-11-15 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | -0.4 | +6.02% |
| 2024-10-18 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | +0.3 | -5.13% |
| 2024-09-18 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | +0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2024-08-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -1.7 | +18.09% |
| 2024-08-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.8 | — | 6.6 | +0.2 | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 | +0.7 | -4.44% |
| 2024-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.6 | — | 6.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.7 | — | 8.9 | -0.2 | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 | -0.3 | +1.11% |
| 2024-04-24 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | +0.7 | -16.46% |
| 2024-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | — | +5.56% |
| 2024-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.8 | — | 6.8 | — | — |
| 2024-02-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +0.8 | -3.66% |
| 2024-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.8 | — | 6.7 | +0.1 | — |
| 2024-01-26 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | +0.6 | -5.48% |
| 2023-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | -0.3 | -2.9% |
| 2023-11-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | -0.3 | +5.13% |
| 2023-10-20 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.7 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | -22.22% |
| 2023-09-20 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | +1.5 | -13.24% |
| 2023-08-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.2 | 7.8 | 9.2 | -3.0 | +20.51% |
| 2023-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | +1.3 | -21.05% |
| 2023-06-21 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | +0.4 | +1.25% |
| 2023-05-25 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | -0.2 | +1.32% |
| 2023-04-26 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.7 | — | 8.2 | -0.5 | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.2 | — | 7.6 | +0.6 | — |
| 2023-02-17 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.6 | — | 6.9 | +0.7 | — |
| 2023-01-27 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.9 | — | 6.4 | +0.5 | — |
| 2022-12-16 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.4 | — | 7.1 | -0.7 | — |
| 2022-11-18 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.1 | — | 6.5 | +0.6 | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.5 | — | 6.6 | -0.1 | — |
| 2022-09-21 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.6 | — | 6.4 | +0.2 | — |
| 2022-08-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.4 | — | 8.6 | -2.2 | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 8.6 | — | 8.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 2022-06-22 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.5 | — | 8.2 | +0.3 | — |
| 2022-05-25 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.2 | — | 8.2 | — | — |
| 2022-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.2 | — | 7.9 | +0.3 | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.9 | — | 8.3 | -0.4 | — |
| 2022-02-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.3 | — | 7.3 | +1.0 | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.3 | — | 7.5 | -0.2 | — |
| 2021-12-16 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.5 | — | 7.6 | -0.1 | — |
| 2021-11-18 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.6 | — | 8.2 | -0.6 | — |
| 2021-10-21 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.2 | — | 8.5 | -0.3 | — |
| 2021-09-21 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.5 | — | 8.0 | +0.5 | — |
| 2021-08-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 8.0 | — | 10.3 | -2.3 | — |
| 2021-07-29 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 10.3 | — | 9.8 | +0.5 | — |
| 2021-06-22 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 9.8 | — | 9.4 | +0.4 | — |
| 2021-05-26 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 9.4 | — | 10.0 | -0.6 | — |
| 2021-04-27 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.7 | +0.3 | -4.17% |
| 2021-03-18 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 9.7 | — | 9.3 | +0.4 | — |
| 2021-02-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 9.3 | — | 8.2 | +1.1 | — |
| 2021-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.2 | — | 7.7 | +0.5 | — |
| 2020-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | -0.1 | +8.33% |
| 2020-11-19 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.8 | — | 8.3 | -0.5 | — |
| 2020-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.8 | -0.5 | +11.7% |
| 2020-09-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 8.8 | — | 8.9 | -0.1 | — |
| 2020-08-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | -0.9 | +9.18% |
| 2020-07-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.8 | — | 9.0 | +0.8 | — |
| 2020-06-17 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | +0.8 | -7.14% |
| 2020-05-25 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.2 | — | 7.1 | +1.1 | — |
| 2020-04-21 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.1 | — | 8.2 | -1.1 | — |
| 2020-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | +0.7 | -12.33% |
| 2020-02-18 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.5 | — | 6.0 | +1.5 | — |
| 2020-01-23 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.0 | — | 6.8 | -0.8 | — |
| 2019-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | +0.8 | -7.94% |
| 2019-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.0 | — | 7.1 | -1.1 | — |
| 2019-10-17 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | — | -5.97% |
| 2019-09-17 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.1 | — | 6.9 | +0.2 | — |
| 2019-08-22 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.9 | — | 7.6 | -0.7 | — |
| 2019-07-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | +0.8 | -16.92% |
| 2019-06-19 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | +0.6 | -4.62% |
| 2019-05-23 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | -0.9 | +8.82% |
| 2019-04-18 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | +0.5 | -7.58% |
| 2019-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.6 | — | 6.5 | +0.1 | — |
| 2019-02-14 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.5 | — | 6.0 | +0.5 | — |
| 2019-01-24 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.0 | — | 5.5 | +0.5 | — |
| 2018-12-13 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.5 | — | 5.5 | — | — |
| 2018-11-15 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.5 | — | 6.0 | -0.5 | — |
| 2018-10-18 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.0 | — | 6.1 | -0.1 | — |
| 2018-09-18 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.1 | — | 6.0 | +0.1 | — |
| 2018-08-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.0 | — | 7.2 | -1.2 | — |
| 2018-07-26 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.2 | — | 6.5 | +0.7 | — |
| 2018-06-19 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2018-05-22 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.3 | -3.03% |
| 2018-04-24 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.3 | +0.2 | +7.14% |
| 2018-03-15 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -0.7 | +10.0% |
| 2018-02-15 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | +1.0 | -0.0% |
| 2018-01-25 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | +0.2 | +1.64% |
| 2017-12-14 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.8 | — | 6.3 | -0.5 | — |
| 2017-11-16 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.3 | — | 6.2 | +0.1 | — |
| 2017-10-19 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +0.2 | -3.33% |
| 2017-09-14 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.0 | — | 6.6 | -0.6 | — |
| 2017-08-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.4 | -0.8 | -11.86% |
| 2017-07-27 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | +0.2 | +2.63% |
| 2017-06-20 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | — | -1.41% |
| 2017-05-23 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.8 | +0.4 | -1.41% |
| 2017-04-25 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | -0.6 | +6.85% |
| 2017-03-16 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-02-16 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.5 | +0.8 | -0.0% |
| 2017-01-26 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | +0.3 | -3.17% |
| 2016-12-15 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | -0.2 | +1.59% |
| 2016-11-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | +0.3 | -1.59% |
| 2016-10-20 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | -0.5 | +4.69% |
| 2016-09-15 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | +0.3 | -6.45% |
| 2016-08-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.3 | — | 7.6 | -1.3 | — |
| 2016-07-28 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | — | +3.8% |
| 2016-06-22 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | +0.3 | -5.56% |
| 2016-05-24 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.3 | — | 7.7 | -0.4 | — |
| 2016-04-25 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | +0.1 | -2.67% |
| 2016-03-17 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | +0.1 | -2.7% |
| 2016-02-19 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 | +0.8 | +1.32% |
| 2016-01-28 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.2 | +0.5 | -6.35% |
| 2015-12-17 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -0.5 | +6.06% |
| 2015-11-19 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-10-15 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | +0.3 | -1.52% |
| 2015-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | -0.1 | +5.88% |
| 2015-08-20 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.5 | 6.9 | 8.5 | -2.0 | +5.8% |
| 2015-07-23 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | +0.5 | +5.56% |
| 2015-06-15 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | -0.3 | -0.0% |
| 2015-05-20 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | +0.3 | -1.22% |
| 2015-04-21 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | -0.4 | +3.61% |
| 2015-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | — | -2.44% |
| 2015-02-12 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.0 | +1.4 | -3.7% |
| 2015-01-22 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | -0.4 | +5.41% |
| 2014-12-11 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-11-17 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | +0.3 | -2.74% |
| 2014-10-23 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | -0.2 | +4.0% |
| 2014-09-11 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | +0.3 | -2.78% |
| 2014-08-21 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.2 | -2.1 | +4.05% |
| 2014-07-24 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | +1.2 | -2.22% |
| 2014-06-13 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.0 | — | 8.7 | -0.7 | — |
| 2014-05-19 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | +0.1 | -2.35% |
| 2014-04-22 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +0.1 | -1.18% |
| 2014-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | -0.1 | -1.19% |
| 2014-02-13 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 8.6 | — | 7.5 | +1.1 | — |
| 2014-01-23 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2013-12-12 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | +0.2 | -2.74% |
| 2013-11-14 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.2 | +2.67% |
| 2013-10-17 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.5 | — | 7.3 | +0.2 | — |
| 2013-09-12 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-08-22 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 | -1.9 | +5.26% |
| 2013-07-25 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.2 | +0.9 | +1.09% |
| 2013-06-19 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.7 | -0.5 | +5.75% |
| 2013-05-21 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-04-23 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | +0.3 | -3.53% |
| 2013-03-14 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | +0.1 | -1.19% |