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Unemployment rate in Europe / Iceland
Unemployment as a share of the labour force, ages 15-74, seasonally adjusted. Eurostat harmonised definition, comparable across countries.
Latest published
Unemployment rate in Europe in Iceland was 5.9 % (September 2026).
1.1 percentage points
Compared with a year earlier
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Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.
Sweden · September 2026
8.6 %
Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) · September 2026
6.2 %
Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.
What this number means
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.
latest 2026M09 = 8.6, allowed 1..30
2026M09: 8.6 vs reference 8.6 (tolerance 0.3)
latest 2026M09 ends 32 days ago, max 100
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Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.
The figures behind the chart
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 5.9 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.9 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.9 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.8 |
| May 2026 | 5.8 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.8 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.6 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.2 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
Data: Eurostat, dataset une_rt_m, processed by SwedenMetrics.