Unemployment rate, monthly: Sweden vs Germany

Sweden: 8.6 % (September 2026). Germany: 4.0 % (August 2026).

Unemployment rate, monthly in Sweden and Germany, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

SwedenGermany
Latest figure8.6 %4.0 %
EU rank3 / 3024 / 30
Change, 1 year––
Change, 5 years––

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenGermanyGap
August 20268.9 %4.0 %+4.9 %
July 20268.6 %4.0 %+4.6 %
June 20268.9 %4.0 %+4.9 %
May 20268.8 %3.9 %+4.9 %
April 20268.5 %3.9 %+4.6 %
March 20269.3 %3.9 %+5.4 %
February 20268.4 %3.9 %+4.5 %
January 20268.1 %3.9 %+4.2 %
December 20258.8 %3.9 %+4.9 %
November 20259.0 %3.9 %+5.1 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_m

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