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Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2019
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Swedish Krona
Currency Symbol: SEK
Source: National Statistics Office. National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2014 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Swedish krona Data last updated: 03/2016
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sweden in year 2015 is 7.4 %.
This makes Sweden No. 48 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2015. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.44 %; Sweden is 2.96 more than the average.
In the previous year, 2014, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sweden was 7.93 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sweden in 2015 was or will be 6.72% less than it was or will be in 2014.
In the following or forecasted year, 2016, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Sweden was or will be 6.84 %, which is 7.54% less than the 2015 figure.
Year | % | ||
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2021 | 7.2 | ||
2020 | 7.2 | ||
2019 | 7.2 | ||
2018 | 7.2 | ||
2017 | 6.967 | ||
2016 | 6.842 | ||
2015 | 7.4 | ||
2014 | 7.933 | ||
2013 | 8 | ||
2012 | 7.967 | ||
2011 | 7.767 | ||
2010 | 8.575 | ||
2009 | 8.3 | ||
2008 | 6.167 | ||
2007 | 6.117 | ||
2006 | 7.042 | ||
2005 | 7.642 | ||
2004 | 7.375 | ||
2003 | 6.567 | ||
2002 | 5.95 | ||
2001 | 5.825 | ||
2000 | 6.342 | ||
1999 | 7.55 | ||
1998 | 8.817 | ||
1997 | 10.875 | ||
1996 | 10.883 | ||
1995 | 10.417 | ||
1994 | 10.783 | ||
1993 | 11.15 | ||
1992 | 7.1 | ||
1991 | 4 | ||
1990 | 2.242 | ||
1989 | 2.025 | ||
1988 | 2.35 | ||
1987 | 2.867 | ||
1986 | 3.608 | ||
1985 | 3.85 | ||
1984 | 4.233 | ||
1983 | 4.758 | ||
1982 | 4.342 | ||
1981 | 3.417 | ||
1980 | 2.7 |