Long-term unemployment rate in Sweden
In 2025, 1.8% of the labour force in Sweden had been unemployed for at least a year.
Sweden, 2025
1.8%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.8%
Position in 2025
16th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate in Sweden over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | – |
| 2007 | 0.8% | – |
| 2006 | 1.0% | – |
| 2005 | 1.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 1.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.3%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Sweden has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
24.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
8.6%
September 2026 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
38.1 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat