# Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2018

All 8 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2018, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/sweden-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sydsverige | 1.8 |
| 2 | Östra Mellansverige | 1.5 |
| 3 | Stockholm | 1 |
| 4 | Mellersta Norrland | 0.9 |
| 4 | Norra Mellansverige | 0.9 |
| 6 | Västsverige | 0.8 |
| 7 | Övre Norrland | 0.7 |
| 7 | Småland med öarna | 0.7 |