# Unemployment rate in Europe: Sweden

> Unemployment rate in Europe in Sweden was 8.6 % (September 2026).

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 8.6 % |
| Period | September 2026 (2026M09) |
| Change vs a year earlier | -0.2 percentage points |
| Frequency | month |

## Definition

Unemployment as a share of the labour force, ages 15-74, seasonally adjusted. Eurostat harmonised definition, comparable across countries.

Eurostat's figure for Sweden can differ slightly from SCB's own survey because of revisions and timing.

## Recent periods

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 8.6 |
| August 2026 | 8.9 |
| July 2026 | 8.6 |
| June 2026 | 8.9 |
| May 2026 | 8.8 |
| April 2026 | 8.5 |
| March 2026 | 9.3 |
| February 2026 | 8.4 |
| January 2026 | 8.1 |
| December 2025 | 8.8 |
| November 2025 | 9.0 |
| October 2025 | 9.3 |

## Checks

Status: verified, 2026-10-31
- ok: range: latest 2026M09 = 8.6, allowed 1..30
- ok: agrees_with: 2026M09: 8.6 vs reference 8.6 (tolerance 0.3)
- ok: fresh: latest 2026M09 ends 31 days ago, max 100

## Source and use

Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Feel free to cite with a link to the page.

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