Sweden's Unemployment Rate Surpasses Greece's in 2025
Sweden's unemployment rate at 8.6% now exceeds Greece's rate of 8.3%, according to Eurostat data.
Key Points
- • Sweden's unemployment rate is 8.6%, higher than Greece's 8.3%.
- • Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the EU at 10.9%.
- • Finland follows with 9.1% unemployment.
- • EU average unemployment rate remains at 5.9%.
- • Czech Republic and Malta report the lowest unemployment in the EU at 2.7%.
According to the latest Eurostat statistics released on June 3, 2025, Sweden's unemployment rate stands at 8.6%, surpassing Greece's rate of 8.3%. Historically, Greece has struggled with high unemployment, reaching a peak of 28.1% during the euro crisis in July 2013 but has shown significant improvement since then. In contrast, Spain leads the EU with the highest unemployment at 10.9%, followed by Finland at 9.1%. The overall unemployment rate in the EU remained stable at 5.9% as of April 2025, with a slight decrease in the eurozone to 6.2%. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic and Malta report the lowest unemployment rates in the EU, both at 2.7%. These figures highlight a shifting employment landscape in Europe, indicating varying progress among member nations in tackling unemployment.