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Sweden’s unemployment rate increased to 6.0 percent in October of 2019 from 5.5 percent in the same month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed rose 22 thousand to 330 thousand while employment dropped 11 thousand to 5.14 million. By genders, the jobless rate was 6.0 percent among women and 6.1 percent among men. Meantime, the activity rate decreased 0.4 percentage points to 72.7 percent while the employment rate was down 0.2 percentage points to 68.3 percent.

Sweden’s unemployment rate increased to 7.1 percent in September of 2019 from 6.0 percent in the same month of the previous year and above market expectations of 6.7 percent. The number of unemployed rose 62 thousand to 391 thousand while employment dropped 9 thousand to 5.11 million. By genders, the jobless rate was 7.0 percent among women and 7.2 percent among men. Meantime, the activity rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 73.2 percent while the employment rate was down 0.5 percentage points to 68 percent.

Sweden’s unemployment rate increased to 7.1 percent in August of 2019 from 6.1 percent in the same month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed rose 56 thousand to 393 thousand while employment dropped 36 thousand to 5.13 million. By genders, the jobless rate was 7.0 percent among women and 7.2 percent among men. Meantime, the activity rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 73.5 percent while the employment rate was down 0.9 percentage points to 68.3 percent.

Sweden's unemployment rate increased to 6.9 percent in July 2019 from 6.0 percent in the same month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed rose 50 thousand to 390 thousand while employment dropped 42 thousand to 5.24 million. By genders, the jobless rate was 7.0 percent among women and 6.9 percent among men. Meantime, the activity rate decreased 0.4 percentage points to 74.9 percent while the employment rate was down 1.0 percentage points to 69.8 percent.

Sweden's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent in June 2019 from 7.2 percent in the same month last year and above market expectations of 6.5 percent, as the number of unemployed increased 24.4 thousand to 427.2 thousand while the number of employed advanced 30.9 thousand to 5.23 million. The activity rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 75.3 percent and the employment rate was down 0.1 percentage points to 69.6 percent.

Sweden's unemployment rate increased to 6.8 percent in May 2019 from 6.5 percent in the same month of the previous year and above market expectations of 6.5 percent. The number of unemployed rose by 21 thousand to 373 thousand while employment decreased by 6 thousand to 5.10 million. By genders, the jobless rate was 6.4 percent among women and 7.2 percent among men. The unemployment rate among young people was 22.3 percent, an increase of 3.9 percentage points compared with May 2018. Meantime, the employment rate went down to 67.9 percent from 68.5 in May 2018 and the activity rate also fell to 72.9 percent from 73.2 percent a year ago. Seasonally adjusted, the unemployment rate was 6.4 percent, up from 5.9 percent in the previous month.