Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Stockholm
Stockholm: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Stockholm, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Stockholm is 9.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Stockholm peaked at 9.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Stockholm ranks 59th of 436 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Stockholm, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +20.3% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Stockholm
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 1.27 million Persons (2016)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 1.19 million Persons (2016)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.41 million Persons (2023)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.8% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.4 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 72.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Stockholm?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Stockholm was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Stockholm?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Stockholm?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Stockholm rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Stockholm ranks 59th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Stockholm?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Stockholm data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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