Sweden's unemployment rate stood at 8.1% in the third quarter, up from 5.7% in the same period of the previous year. During the quarter, 399,000 persons aged between 15 and 74 years were unemployed. The unemployment rate among males stood at 8.4%, while it was 7.7% among females.
In the third quarter, the total number of people not at work increased by 84,000 from the previous year to total 3.63 million. This value incorporates employed persons who are absent during the reference week, unemployed persons and persons outside the labor force.
At the same time, the number of people outside the labor force increased by 85,000 from a year ago to total 2.02 million.
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