Unemployment rate, monthly: Sweden vs Norway

Sweden: 8.9 % (August 2026). Norway: 4.5 % (August 2026).

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

SwedenNorway
Latest figure8.9 %4.5 %
EU rank3 / 3021 / 30
Change, 1 year––
Change, 5 years––

Shared periods

PeriodSwedenNorwayGap
August 20268.9 %4.5 %+4.4 %
July 20268.6 %4.2 %+4.4 %
June 20268.9 %4.6 %+4.3 %
May 20268.8 %4.5 %+4.3 %
April 20268.5 %4.6 %+3.9 %
March 20269.3 %4.8 %+4.5 %
February 20268.4 %4.8 %+3.6 %
January 20268.1 %4.6 %+3.5 %
December 20258.8 %4.3 %+4.5 %
November 20259.0 %4.6 %+4.4 %

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat une_rt_m

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