Work & Labour in Sweden

1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 200 2015 up 8.1% 7th
Public employment 5,356 2024 up 13.0% 15th
Midwives — Health and social employment 146.69 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 44.9% 4th
Labour input in construction - quarterly data 100.1 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 11.5% 30th
Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 7,640 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.9% 17th
Population in private households by country of birth and labour 7,640 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.9% 17th
Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 5,865 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.6% 13th
Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 5,865 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.6% 13th
Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,865 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.6% 13th
Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 76.8% 2026 up 7.4% 2nd
Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 76.8% 2026 up 7.4% 2nd
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.8% 2026 up 7.4% 2nd
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 69.6% 2026 up 4.0% 9th
Employment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 69.6% 2026 up 4.0% 9th
Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 69.6% 2026 up 4.0% 9th
Employed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by professional status - quarterly data 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation - quarterly 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 472.3 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.6% 20th
Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data 472.3 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.6% 20th
Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data 4,826 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.1% 13th
Employees by occupation - quarterly data 4,826 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.1% 13th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 355.7 Thousand persons 2026 down 16.2% 12th
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 355.7 Thousand persons 2026 down 16.2% 12th
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 355.7 Thousand persons 2026 down 16.2% 12th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 7,640 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.9% 17th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data 707.4 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.1% 12th
Temporary employees by occupation - quarterly data 707.4 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.1% 12th
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 707.4 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.1% 12th
Temporary employees - % of total employees - quarterly data 14.7% 2026 down 9.8% 12th
Unemployment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 9.4% 2026 up 46.9% 6th
Unemployment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 9.4% 2026 up 46.9% 6th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 9.4% 2026 up 46.9% 6th
Unemployed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 550.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 63.4% 11th
Unemployed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 550.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 63.4% 11th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment - quarterly data 550.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 63.4% 11th
Persons outside the labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 1,776 Thousand persons 2026 down 15.4% 21st
Persons outside the labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 1,776 Thousand persons 2026 down 15.4% 21st
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 1,776 Thousand persons 2026 down 15.4% 21st
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,587 Thousand persons 2026 down 22.3% 21st
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 23.2% 2026 down 18.6% 44th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 21.9% 2026 down 14.8% 11th
Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term 11.8 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over 2024 down 4.8% 2nd
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total 20.6% 2026 up 1.5% 36th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 101.3 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 7.7% 21st
Employment rates by degree of urbanisation 69.0% 2025 up 3.4% 8th
Unemployment rates by degree of urbanisation 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th
Average monthly earnings of employees 36,986 2024 16th
Unemployed persons by previous occupation 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, age 3,311 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.7% 12th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 0.7 2024 down 19.5% 74th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 416,293 2024 up 7.9% 20th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.4% 2025 up 1.2% 10th
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.4% 2025 up 1.2% 10th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.0% 2025 up 2.8% 5th