In 2021, Sweden had the highest unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries, slightly higher than Finland. Both had an unemployment rate of above eight percent. Norway had the lowest unemployment rates, below five percent. Iceland's unemployment rate decreased steadily from 2010 to 2018, but increased again until 2020. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, unemployment rates increased in all Nordic countries in 2020.
Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2021, by country
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Finland
Iceland**
Norway
Sweden***
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ILO. (November 8, 2022). Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274870/unemployment-rate-nordics-men/
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ILO. (2022). Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274870/unemployment-rate-nordics-men/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate among Men in The Nordic Countries from 2010 to 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274870/unemployment-rate-nordics-men/
ILO, Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274870/unemployment-rate-nordics-men/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Unemployment rate among men in the Nordic countries from 2010 to 2021, by country [Graph], ILO, November 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274870/unemployment-rate-nordics-men/