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Statistics Sweden, table TAB6387: Labour Force Surveys, unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed Estimated, low confidence Released

Released Friday, 16 October 2026.

Result

The unemployment rate in Sweden was 8.7% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026, according to Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB).

Actual, September 20268.7%
Previous, August 20268.7%
Change0 pts

Source: Statistics Sweden, Statistics Sweden, table TAB6387: Labour Force Surveys, unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed. Retrieved 2026-10-16, published 2026-10-16. The figure as Invokely stored it on 2026-10-16.

Recent history

88.28.48.68.82023-102024-042024-102025-042025-102026-042026-092023-10: 8 %2023-11: 8 %2023-12: 8.1 %2024-01: 8.2 %2024-02: 8.3 %2024-03: 8.3 %2024-04: 8.3 %2024-05: 8.4 %2024-06: 8.4 %2024-07: 8.4 %2024-08: 8.5 %2024-09: 8.5 %2024-10: 8.6 %2024-11: 8.6 %2024-12: 8.6 %2025-01: 8.7 %2025-02: 8.7 %2025-03: 8.7 %2025-04: 8.8 %2025-05: 8.8 %2025-06: 8.8 %2025-07: 8.8 %2025-08: 8.8 %2025-09: 8.8 %2025-10: 8.8 %2025-11: 8.8 %2025-12: 8.8 %2026-01: 8.8 %2026-02: 8.7 %2026-03: 8.7 %2026-04: 8.7 %2026-05: 8.7 %2026-06: 8.7 %2026-07: 8.7 %2026-08: 8.7 %2026-09: 8.7 %88.258.58.7592023-102024-102025-102026-092023-10: 8 %2023-11: 8 %2023-12: 8.1 %2024-01: 8.2 %2024-02: 8.3 %2024-03: 8.3 %2024-04: 8.3 %2024-05: 8.4 %2024-06: 8.4 %2024-07: 8.4 %2024-08: 8.5 %2024-09: 8.5 %2024-10: 8.6 %2024-11: 8.6 %2024-12: 8.6 %2025-01: 8.7 %2025-02: 8.7 %2025-03: 8.7 %2025-04: 8.8 %2025-05: 8.8 %2025-06: 8.8 %2025-07: 8.8 %2025-08: 8.8 %2025-09: 8.8 %2025-10: 8.8 %2025-11: 8.8 %2025-12: 8.8 %2026-01: 8.8 %2026-02: 8.7 %2026-03: 8.7 %2026-04: 8.7 %2026-05: 8.7 %2026-06: 8.7 %2026-07: 8.7 %2026-08: 8.7 %2026-09: 8.7 %
%. Source: Statistics Sweden.

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Source: Statistics Sweden. Statistics Sweden, table TAB6387: Labour Force Surveys, unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed. https://statistikdatabasen.scb.se/api/v2/tables/TAB6387/data?lang=en&outputFormat=json-stat2&valuecodes%5BContentsCode%5D=000007L9&valuecodes%5BArbetskraftstillh%5D=AL%C3%96SP&valuecodes%5BTypData%5D=TC_DATA&valuecodes%5BKon%5D=1%2B2&valuecodes%5BAlder%5D=tot15-74&valuecodes%5BTid%5D=*. Retrieved 2026-10-16. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values.

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