SCB Reports Subdued Labor Market with 8.7% Unemployment in July

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SCB Reports Subdued Labor Market with 8.7% Unemployment in July
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Unemployment remains in July at 8.7 percent of the workforce compared to the previous months, according to the SCB's seasonally adjusted and smoothed data.

The number of employed as a proportion of the population has risen slightly in recent months.

"We see a subdued labor market in July with a continued higher level of unemployment", says Stefan Andersson, statistician at Labor Force Surveys at SCB, in a press release.

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