Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden
Sweden: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 176 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 176 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden peaked at 176 Thousand persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63 Thousand persons, in 2002.
That places Sweden 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 64 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 63 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 71 Thousand persons | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 74 Thousand persons | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 93 Thousand persons | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 95 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 98 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 95 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 122 Thousand persons | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 123 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 127 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 136 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 137 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 136 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 131 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 131 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 134 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 132 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 153 Thousand persons | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 176 Thousand persons | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9 Thousand persons | 63 Thousand persons | 122 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 134 Thousand persons | 123 Thousand persons | 153 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 176 Thousand persons | 176 Thousand persons | 176 Thousand persons | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Sweden was 176 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 176 Thousand persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 Thousand persons in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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