Long Term Unemployment Rate in Sweden decreased to 1 percent in the second quarter of 2019 from 1.20 percent in the first quarter of 2019. Long Term Unemployment Rate in Sweden averaged 1.50 percent from 1992 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 3.50 percent in the second quarter of 1997 and a record low of 0.30 percent in the first quarter of 1992. In Sweden, the long term unemployment rate refers to the share of unemployed persons since 12 months or more in the total number of active persons (those who are either employed or unemployed) in the labour market. This page provides – Sweden Long Term Unemployment Rate – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.