Work & Labour in Sweden 1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.0% 2025 up 2.8% 5th Employed persons by job tenure and degree of urbanisation 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Self-employed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 399.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.6% 20th Self-employed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 399.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.6% 20th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th Population in private households by country of birth and labour status 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th Labour force by citizenship 5,773 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 13th Labour force participation rates by citizenship 75.7% 2025 up 5.1% 4th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 67.5% 2025 up 4.2% 4th Labour force participation rates by country of birth 75.7% 2025 up 5.1% 4th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level and 67.5% 2025 up 4.2% 4th Employment rates by citizenship 69.0% 2025 up 3.4% 8th Employment rates by educational attainment level and citizenship 61.6% 2025 up 2.7% 9th Employment rates by country of birth 69.0% 2025 up 3.4% 8th Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth 61.6% 2025 up 2.7% 9th Employed persons by citizenship 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by job tenure 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Self-employed persons by citizenship 478.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 20th Self-employed persons by country of birth 478.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 20th Unemployment rates by citizenship 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th Unemployment rates by country of birth 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th Unemployed persons by citizenship 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Persons outside the labour force by citizenship 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.7% 20th Unemployed persons by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Unemployment rates by country of birth and degree of urbanisation 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th Unemployed persons by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Unemployment rates by citizenship and degree of urbanisation 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 975.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.9% 15th Persons in part-time employment by educational attainment level 975.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.9% 15th Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment 21.6% 2025 down 16.9% 12th Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 21.6% 2025 down 16.9% 12th Temporary employees by citizenship - % of total employees 13.3% 2025 down 22.7% 14th Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 13.3% 2025 down 22.7% 14th Temporary employees by educational attainment level, country of birth 578.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.8% 13th Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and 578.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.8% 13th Youth employment rate by country of birth 25.3% 2025 up 11.0% 14th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 69 2024 up 475.0% 37th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.65 2024 up 400.0% 30th Average monthly earnings of employees 36,986 2024 — 12th Employed persons by professional status and job tenure 9 Year 2025 down 3.2% 32nd Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons 16.0% 2025 down 23.4% 16th Newly employed by professional status and country of birth - % of 16.0% 2025 down 23.4% 16th Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 4,324 Million euro 2024 down 3.9% 13th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship 20.8% 2025 up 1.0% 37th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 20.8% 2025 up 1.0% 37th Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 144.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 71.2% 8th Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 144.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 71.2% 8th Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 748 2024 down 2.5% 38th SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 3.23 2025 down 17.9% 39th Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 143.53 2025 down 18.4% 30th Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.23 2025 down 17.9% 39th Informal employment rate 3.23 2025 down 17.9% 39th Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2024 up 0.4% 22nd Employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 148.16 2025 down 17.7% 28th Share of employment outside the formal sector (current ILO definition) 3.33 2025 down 17.2% 38th Youth unemployment rate by country of birth 38.9% 2025 up 19.3% 4th Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 2024 unchanged 1st Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 80.67 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent 2024 up 11.8% 13th ← Previous Page 11 of 18 Next →