Financial News: Sweden Unemployment Rate Rises To 8.8%

Sweden Unemployment Rate Rises To 8.8%

03/13/2026 - 04:12:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Sweden's jobless rate increased further in February to the highest level in four months, figures from Statistics Sweden showed on Friday.

The unadjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.8 percent in February from 8.6 percent in January. In the same month last year, the jobless rate was 9.4 percent.

There were 507,100 unemployed people in February, up from 489,700 in the previous month.

The youth unemployment rate, which applies to the 15 to 24 age group, rose to 24.5 percent from 23.3 percent in January.

Data showed that the employment rate climbed to 68.7 percent from 68.0 percent.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

Italy Industrial Output Unexpectedly Falls 0.6% (14 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Italy's industrial production decreased for the second straight month in January, ...Full Story»

Romania Inflation Eases To 7-month Low (01 hr(s), 11 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Romania's consumer price inflation moderated further in February to the lowest lev ...Full Story»

Sweden Unemployment Rate Rises To 8.8% (01 hr(s), 30 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Sweden's jobless rate increased further in February to the highest level in four m ...Full Story»

Philippine Jobless Rate Remains Stable At 5.8% (01 hr(s), 47 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Philippines' unemployment rate held steady in January, preliminary figures fro ...Full Story»

UK Economy Stagnates In January (02 hr(s), 15 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The UK economy logged no growth in January, as growth in construction was offset by co ...Full Story»

Finland Consumer Prices Rise 0.6% (03 hr(s), 02 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Finland's consumer prices increased in February after a slight decline in the prev ...Full Story»

European Economic News Preview: UK GDP & Foreign Trade Data Due (04 hr(s), 17 min(s), 01 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Monthly GDP and foreign trade from the UK and final inflation from France are due on F ...Full Story»

Hong Kong Data Due On Friday (16 min(s), 59 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Hong Kong will on Friday release Q4 numbers for industrial production and producer pri ...Full Story»