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Sweden Unemployment Rate 2022-07-18 09:30 Europe/Stockholm: data, chart, and analysis

Sweden Unemployment Rate came in at 7.5 on Jul 18, 2022, compared with 7.8 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
7.5
Previous
7.8
Forecast
--
Reference period
2022-06-30

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Sweden Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Sweden Unemployment Rate chart through 2022-06-30
SEK Unemployment Rate readings through 2022-06-30. Latest: 7.5.

Unemployment Rate release read

Sweden Unemployment Rate came in at 7.5 on Jul 18, 2022, compared with 7.8 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for Sweden. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For SEK event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID sek_unemployment_2022-07-18
API announcement ID sek_unemployment_2022-06-30
Release time
2022-07-18 07:30 UTC
Reference period date 2022-06-30
Actual value 7.5
Previous value 7.8
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1658129400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Sweden Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Sweden Unemployment Rate.

What did Sweden Unemployment Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Sweden Unemployment Rate was 7.5% in June 2022. The previous reading was 7.8%.

When was this Sweden Unemployment Rate release published?

This release was published on Jul 18, 2022 at 09:30 Europe/Stockholm. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Sweden Unemployment Rate release?

The next Sweden Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 16, 2026 at 08:00 Europe/Stockholm.

What is the official source for Sweden Unemployment Rate?

Statistics Sweden publishes the official Unemployment Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1658129400,
  "announcement_id": "sek_unemployment_2022-06-30",
  "date": "2022-06-30",
  "predictions": [
    {
      "generated_at": 1556177400,
      "predicted_value": 6.75,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1562139000,
      "predicted_value": 6.77,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1567668600,
      "predicted_value": 6.87,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1571902200,
      "predicted_value": 7.1,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1576744200,
      "predicted_value": 7.12,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1581496200,
      "predicted_value": 7.14,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1593588600,
      "predicted_value": 8.33,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1600759800,
      "predicted_value": 8.45,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1606379400,
      "predicted_value": 8.6,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1612945800,
      "predicted_value": 7.98,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1619508600,
      "predicted_value": 7.73,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1625124600,
      "predicted_value": 7.47,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1632209400,
      "predicted_value": 7.66,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1637829000,
      "predicted_value": 7.78,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1644481800,
      "predicted_value": 7.74,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1651131000,
      "predicted_value": 7.57,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1656574200,
      "predicted_value": 7.62,
      "prediction_source": "sveriges_riksbank",
      "prediction_type": "central_bank_projection"
    }
  ],
  "previous_value": 7.8,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
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      "val": 7.5
    }
  ],
  "val": 7.5
}