Unemployment rate in the Nordic countries 2011-2021, by country

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Oct 17, 2022
In the first half of the last decade, Norway had the lowest unemployment rates of the Nordic countries, whereas Iceland had the lowest rates at the second half of the decade. However, in 2020, after the outbreak of COVID-19, Iceland's unemployment rate rose sharply, overtaking both Norway and Denmark. Since 2013, Finland had the highest unemployment rates in the Nordic region, but were overtaken by Sweden in 2020. In 2021, Sweden had an unemployment rate of close to nine percent.

Unemployment rate in the Nordic countries from 2011 to 2021, by country

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October 2022

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Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

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Percent of labor force

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