# Sweden Unemployment rate, youth (under 25 years), total (% of active population, SA)

Sweden Unemployment rate, youth (under 25 years), total (% of active population, SA) was 21.7% in September 2026, down 1.1 percentage points from August 2026 and down 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.3% (Feb 2018) to 29.9% (Jul 2020), averaging 21.5%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `SE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/sweden/unemployment-rate-youth-under-25-years-total-pct-of-active-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 21.7% |
| August 2026 | 22.8% |
| July 2026 | 23.0% |
| June 2026 | 25.6% |
| May 2026 | 24.2% |
| April 2026 | 24.5% |
| March 2026 | 26.6% |
| February 2026 | 22.3% |
| January 2026 | 22.2% |
| December 2025 | 23.6% |
| November 2025 | 26.2% |
| October 2025 | 24.7% |
| September 2025 | 24.1% |
| August 2025 | 24.8% |
| July 2025 | 25.1% |
| June 2025 | 23.2% |
| May 2025 | 24.9% |
| April 2025 | 21.9% |
| March 2025 | 19.9% |
| February 2025 | 25.6% |
| January 2025 | 27.2% |
| December 2024 | 23.5% |
| November 2024 | 23.4% |
| October 2024 | 23.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-YOUTH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```