Of the Nordic countries, Sweden had the highest unemployment rare among women in 2023. Finland had the highest unemployment rates from 2014 to 2018, but its female unemployment rate fell by more than two percentage points from 2017 to 2019. Meanwhile, Norway had the lowest female unemployment rate in 2023 with 2.8 percent. Female unemployment rates are similar to those among men.
Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country
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ILO. (February 23, 2023). Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/
ILO. "Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/
ILO. (2023). Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/
ILO. "Unemployment Rate among Women in The Nordic Countries from 2013 to 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/
ILO, Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Unemployment rate among women in the Nordic countries from 2013 to 2023, by country [Graph], ILO, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274883/unemployment-rate-nordics-women/