Work & Labour in Sweden

1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Early leavers from education and training by labour status 6.7% 2025 down 4.3% 28th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 55.58 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 down 10.5% 27th
Labour input in construction - annual data 98.5 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 19.4% 33rd
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of 31.6% 2025 up 22.0% 7th
Informal employment, female 3.1% 2024 up 1.8% 40th
Informal employment, male 4.3% 2024 up 25.4% 33rd
Informal employment 3.7% 2024 up 15.3% 35th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 98.87 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 up 0.5% 15th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 8.77 2025 up 24.0% 14th
Unemployment rate 8.77 2025 up 24.0% 14th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 101.5 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 9.6% 22nd
Fatal occupational injury rates 0.7 per 100,000 employees 2024 down 19.5% 71st
Informal employment 5.1% 2024 down 67.5% 42nd
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 unchanged 1st
Collective bargaining coverage rate 90 2019 up 1.1% 6th
Informal employment, male 5.3% 2024 down 65.3% 41st
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 17.9% 2025 down 18.6% 27th
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 10.4% 2025 down 39.9% 36th
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 9.9% 2025 down 40.7% 31st
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 6.1% 2025 down 23.8% 35th
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 6.4% 2025 up 39.1% 18th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 15.4% 2025 down 2.5% 32nd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.2% 2025 up 1.4% 5th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.2% 2025 up 1.4% 5th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 8.0% 2025 up 1.3% 24th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 92.7% 2025 up 1.5% 3rd
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 7.3% 2025 down 16.1% 43rd
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 98.7% 2025 down 0.1% 5th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 67.1% 2025 up 8.6% 12th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 39 Rate 2025 down 3.9% 14th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 78.5% 2025 up 5.8% 6th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 2.64 million Persons 2016 up 8.0% 8th
Annual net earnings 33,223 2025 up 14.2% 13th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 119.9 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 36.2% 34th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 77.06 Rate 2025 up 10.7% 17th
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 46,525 Euro 2024 up 5.5% 8th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 31,353 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 20.6% 13th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 53.27 Rate 2025 up 38.0% 8th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% 41st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% 41st
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 18.7% 2025 down 20.1% 26th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 10.4% 2025 down 20.6% 22nd
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 10.4% 2025 down 20.6% 22nd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 10.4% 2025 down 20.6% 22nd
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 98.4% 2025 down 0.2% 3rd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 55.2% 2025 up 17.7% 11th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 55.2% 2025 up 17.7% 11th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 55.2% 2025 up 17.7% 11th
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 10.4% 2025 down 20.6% 22nd
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.2% 2025 up 1.4% 5th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.2% 2025 up 1.4% 5th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 55.2% 2025 up 17.7% 11th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 42.3% 2025 up 23.3% 1st
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 8.6% 2025 down 2.3% 20th
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 13.1% 2025 down 32.8% 21st
Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 91 Thousand 2025 up 72.0% 14th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 81.4 Thousand 2025 up 65.8% 14th