# Sweden Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 8.9 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-16 |
| Previous value | 8.6 |
| Change | 0.3 |

## Next release

The next Sweden Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 16, 2026 at 08:00 Europe/Stockholm. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Sweden Unemployment Rate printed 8.9% in August 2026, a change of 0.3 percentage points from 8.6%. The value sits above the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of SEK macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 | 8.9 | 8.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-09-16 |
| 2026-08-17 | 8.6 | 8.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-08-17 |
| 2026-07-17 | 8.9 | 8.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-07-17 |
| 2026-06-17 | 8.8 | 8.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-06-17 |
| 2026-05-18 | 8.5 | 9.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-17 | 9.3 | 8.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-04-17 |
| 2026-03-17 | 8.4 | 8.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-03-17 |
| 2026-02-17 | 8.1 | 8.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-02-17 |
| 2026-01-19 | 8.8 | 9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-01-19 |
| 2025-12-17 | 9 | 9.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2025-12-17 |
| 2025-11-17 | 9.3 | 8.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2025-11-17 |
| 2025-10-17 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2025-10-17 |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/sek/unemployment
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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