> But just "recently" according to the BLS. As recently according to BLS the
>Unemployment
>rate in Sweden was 1.8% but the last 8-9 years have been terrible,
>averaging 9 to
>10%.
The figures for Swedish unemplyment is actually much worse then the 8.4 % reported for 1998. You should add about 4-5 % that are not in regular work but are taking part in some of the programs that are sponsored by Swedish labour market policy.
Jan
Jan Bohlin Department of Economic History, University of Gothenburg Skanstorget 18 411 22 Goteborg tel. +4631 7734736 fax. +4631 7744739 e-mail: Jan.Bohlin at econhist.gu.se