Duration of unemployment benefit payments differs across Nordic countries
Income support for the jobless is comparatively generous in most Nordic countries
Income support for jobless individuals is strongly targeted to low-wage workers in some of the Nordic countries
Unemployment benefit coverage is high in most Nordic countries
Where unemployment benefit coverage is high, it is even higher for the long-term unemployed
A substantial share of people not seeking work receive benefits
Unemployment benefit coverage by demographic subgroups
Unemployment benefits were widely used to cushion the impact of the COVID‑19 crisis
Pseudo-coverage rates increased in the Nordic countries at the start of the COVID‑19 crisis
Access to unemployment benefits for self-employed workers was limited before the pandemic
Job retention schemes in some of the Nordic countries were particularly generous for workers but required higher co-financing from firms
The use of JR support was lower in the Nordic countries than in most other European countries
Strictness of activation requirements, 2020