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2025-09-17 14:36:19
Sweden's unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in August. (1) Sweden's unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in August 2025, a significant increase from 7.9% in the same period last year. (2) The number of unemployed people increased by 33,000 year-on-year to 486,000, while the number of employed people increased by 29,000 to 5.32 million. (3) The employment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 69.7%, while the labor force participation rate rose by 0.5 percentage point to 76.1%. (4) The average weekly total working hours reached 130.6 million hours. (5) The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.7%, reflecting continued pressure in the labor market.
