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Sweden August unemployment edges up to 8.7%, labor market softens

Sweden's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.7% in August from 8.6% in July, per AKU data. The modest uptick signals continued labor market softening, though the change is within normal monthly volatility. This may weigh on Swedish growth expectations and support Riksbank easing bias.

Dagens Industri2 days agoSECredibility 26%View source

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Mosaic Score2.1
Confidence0.9
Significance0.1
Source credibility0.3

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#unemployment#sweden#labor-market#riksbank#macro-data

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