# Sweden Unemployment Rate – Sep 16, 2026: 8.9

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-09-16
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 8.9 |
| Previous | 8.6 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-08-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-09-16 08:00 Europe/Stockholm |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-09-16 06:00 UTC |
| Release ID | sek_unemployment_2026-09-16 |

Sweden Unemployment Rate came in at 8.9 on Sep 16, 2026, compared with 8.6 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 | 8.9 | 8.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-17 | 8.6 | 8.9 | -- |
| 2026-07-17 | 8.9 | 8.8 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | 8.8 | 8.5 | -- |
| 2026-05-18 | 8.5 | 9.3 | -- |
| 2026-04-17 | 9.3 | 8.4 | -- |
| 2026-03-17 | 8.4 | 8.1 | -- |
| 2026-02-17 | 8.1 | 8.8 | -- |
| 2026-01-19 | 8.8 | 9 | -- |
| 2025-12-17 | 9 | 9.3 | -- |
| 2025-11-17 | 9.3 | 8.7 | -- |
| 2025-10-17 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment/announcements/sek_unemployment_2026-08-17
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/unemployment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt