When the economy is debated in Sunday's party leaders' debate on SVT, the government is criticized for high unemployment.
The Prime Minister, M leader Ulf Kristersson, says that unemployment usually increases in a recession but claims it has now fallen for nine months in a row.
"We have shown in eight budgets that we have order in the economy and are doing exactly what Sweden needs," he says.
He also points to the concerns in the outside world.
"What is happening in our world does not put an end to everything, but it creates uncertainty for both households and the country of Sweden."
S leader Magdalena Andersson thinks that Ulf Kristersson "is happy and smiling."
"But that's not the attitude Sweden needs now," she says.
To stimulate the economy, S would rather see investments in "ordinary households."
Nooshi Dadgostar, party leader for V, says that unemployment has skyrocketed in Sweden while it has decreased in other EU countries.
"Number one is that we need to fill people's wallets," she says.
C-leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says that the government has underestimated the development of unemployment "eight out of eight times."
"Everyone suddenly knows someone who is unemployed," she says.
Ulf Kristersson believes that some of the unemployment among academics "will resolve itself" when the economy turns around.
"But recession, trade wars and high inflation have not made it easier for companies to hire," he says.
