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The map shows the unemployment rate in the Nordic Region. Although the average unemployment rate of 7.1% in the Nordic Region in 2014 is lower than the EU average of 10.9% there are regional differences. The highest unemployment rates in the Nordic Region are found in northern and eastern Finland as well as in some Swedish municipalities (e.g. Södertälje, Trollhättan, Landskrona, Malmö and Haparanda). All of these have unemployment rates above 14%. Faroe Islands, Iceland and Åland with unemployment rates between 3-5% on the other hand have unemployment rates significantly lower than the Nordic average.
The unemployment rate in Norway is also low, 3.5% in 2014. The regions with some of the highest unemployment rate – Østfold, Finnmark and Oslo – have an unemployment rate of around 4.5% which is still considerably lower than the Nordic average. The absolutely highest unemployment rates in Norway are found in the very northern municipalities such as Båtsfjord, Vardø and Hasvik in Finnmark and Værøy, Øksnes and Bø in Nordland (all with unemployment rates above 8%).
Map ID: 01115
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Gustaf Norlén
NSIs, Eurostat
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Unemployed persons as a share of the labour force
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