14 Jan 2019 Sweden's unemployment rate has reached its lowest figure in ten years, data And despite recent reports that the country is heading for an  than in the other OECD countries, including the other Nordic countries. The low vacancy rate suggests that the high unemployment is to some extent due to  7. nov 2019 New figures: Unemployment fell slightly in September and has now been on the decrease since 2012. Great news, says DI.

This page displays a table with actual values, consensus figures, forecasts, statistics and historical data charts for - Unemployment Rate. This page provides values for Unemployment Rate reported in several countries. The table has current values for Unemployment Rate, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency plus links to historical 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. Norway’s Central Bank increased the sight deposit rate to 1.50% from 1.25% on the back of robust economic growth, Sweden’s Central Bank left the repo rate unchanged and Iceland’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate to 3.50% from 3.75%. Overall, Nordic monetary policy is seen tightening this year compared to last year. According to the OECD, the 2012 poverty rates for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland stood at 9 percent, 5.4 percent, 8.1 percent and 6.5 percent respectively. At the other end of the spectrum, Mexico had the highest poverty rate at 18.9 percent.

This page displays a table with actual values, consensus figures, forecasts, statistics and historical data charts for - Unemployment Rate. This page provides values for Unemployment Rate reported in several countries. The table has current values for Unemployment Rate, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency plus links to historical

Norway’s Central Bank increased the sight deposit rate to 1.50% from 1.25% on the back of robust economic growth, Sweden’s Central Bank left the repo rate unchanged and Iceland’s Central Bank cut its key interest rate to 3.50% from 3.75%. Overall, Nordic monetary policy is seen tightening this year compared to last year. According to the OECD, the 2012 poverty rates for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland stood at 9 percent, 5.4 percent, 8.1 percent and 6.5 percent respectively. At the other end of the spectrum, Mexico had the highest poverty rate at 18.9 percent. There is an evident advantage of Switzerland in relation to the Scandinavian countries, despite the fact that it is capitalist and they are socialist countries. The unemployment rate is only 4.5% and is one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world. The poverty rate is also low. Predictably, the world's highest unemployment rates exist in Sub-Saharan Africa and in a brutal warzone in occupied Palestine. Lesotho, encircled by South Africa, had the highest unemployment in the world in 2018. It's also one of the poorest countries. The World Bank estimated its GDP per capita at only $1,324 in 2018. The Scandinavian country’s unemployment rate sits at an incredibly low 4.3 per cent and as ideal as that sounds, the situation is actually creating problems for Denmark’s future economic growth. Marginal corporate tax rates in Scandinavian countries are around the OECD average of 25 percent and much more competitive than the United States’ rate. Denmark’s corporate income tax rate is 24.5 percent, Norway’s general corporate income tax rate is 27 percent, and Sweden has a corporate tax rate of 22 percent.

By contrast, Finland and. Sweden have high unemployment and considerably lower employment levels also in a broader international perspective. Norway falls  

Denmark unemployment rate for 2015 was 6.17%, a 0.42% decline from 2014. Download Historical Data Save as Image. Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate: Aged 15-64: All Persons for Finland (LRUN64TTFIQ156N) from Q1 1998 to Q3 2019 about 

6 Jul 2015 By 2005, the gap in life expectancy between Scandinavian countries immigrants in Finland and Sweden have an unemployment rate over 8 

14 Jan 2019 Sweden's unemployment rate has reached its lowest figure in ten years, data And despite recent reports that the country is heading for an 

The unemployment rate is an important measure of a country or region’s economic health, and despite unemployment levels in the European Union falling slightly from a peak in early 2013, they

I am a Dane, but lived in Stockholm 2003-2008. I now live in Copenhagen. I think crime levels are more or less the same. I think salaries may be higher in Denmark than in Sweden, but cost of living is probably also higher in Denmark. When I lived Switzerland’s unemployment rate is just 4.5 percent, which is one of the lowest rates in the world. The country’s poverty rate is similarly low (XLS). Those who immigrate to Switzerland have an average employment rate of 76 percent, which is much higher than the European average of 62 percent. Good answers all, but one more point. All of Scandinavia have mostly been smart enough to not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. For a while from 1960 to 1980’s Sweden came closest to a meltdown and the socialists were booted out of office

The unemployment rate in Denmark stood at 3.7 percent in December 2019, unchanged from the previous month, as the number of unemployed people fell by 79