The unemployment rate increased to 9.0 percent of the labor force compared to 8.9 percent in September and August, according to seasonally adjusted and trended values.
The employment rate, the proportion of employed people in relation to the population, remained unchanged at 68.9 percent compared to previous months.
"In October, labor force participation increases, mainly among young people aged 15–24. We also see that the number of unemployed people is increasing and that unemployment remains at a higher level," says Louise Stener, statistician at the Labor Force Surveys at Statistics Sweden, in a press release.
