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Unemployment rate in Europe / European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

Unemployment as a share of the labour force, ages 15-74, seasonally adjusted. Eurostat harmonised definition, comparable across countries.

%September 2026

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6.2 %

Unemployment rate in Europe in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 6.2 % (September 2026).

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Unemployment rate in Europe

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Unemployment rate in EuropeSept 2025 - Sept 2026. 13 Data table. 5.866.26.4%Sept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026

Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.

Sweden · September 2026

8.6 %

Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.

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Unemployment as a share of the labour force, ages 15-74, seasonally adjusted. Eurostat harmonised definition, comparable across countries.

Eurostat's figure for Sweden can differ slightly from SCB's own survey because of revisions and timing.

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Eurostat's figure for Sweden can differ slightly from SCB's own survey because of revisions and timing.

Range check · Passed

latest 2026M09 = 8.6, allowed 1..30

Cross-source comparison · Passed

2026M09: 8.6 vs reference 8.6 (tolerance 0.3)

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latest 2026M09 ends 33 days ago, max 100

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Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.

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Period%
Sept 20266.2
Aug 20266.2
Jul 20266.2
Jun 20266.2
May 20266.1
Apr 20266.1
Mar 20266.1
Feb 20266.1
Jan 20266
Dec 20256
Nov 20256
Oct 20256

Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.