Work & Labour in Sweden

1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 81.4 Thousand 2025 up 65.8% 14th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 81.4 Thousand 2025 up 65.8% 14th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 5,314 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.0% 14th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 472.3 Thousand persons 2026 down 2.6% 20th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 4,826 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.1% 13th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.1 Hour 2026 down 6.8% 39th
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 12.8 Hour 2026 up 8.5% 21st
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 4,850 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.6% 13th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 101.6 Month 2026 up 1.6% 30th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 5,380 Thousand persons 2026 up 9.3% 14th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 243.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 38.7% 11th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 243.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 38.7% 11th
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 3.0% 2023 up 8.5% 9th
Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 281.4 Thousand 2026 down 21.6% 12th
Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 169.6 Thousand 2026 down 3.3% 9th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 1.0% 2025 unchanged 39th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 1.0% 2025 unchanged 39th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 1.0% 2025 unchanged 39th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 5,865 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.3% 11th
Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 550 Thousand persons 2026 up 62.2% 9th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 470.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 60.3% 12th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 355.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 49.1% 12th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 151.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.6% 10th
Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 145.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 65.0% 12th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction 6.8% 2025 down 29.9% 34th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 45 Thousand persons 2026 down 31.8% 23rd
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 1,161 Thousand persons 2026 down 6.7% 13th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 111 Thousand persons 2026 up 79.0% 12th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 243 Thousand persons 2026 up 38.9% 9th
Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 243 Thousand persons 2026 up 38.9% 9th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 241 Thousand persons 2026 up 62.8% 6th
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 562 Thousand persons 2026 down 10.1% 12th
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly 106.4 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 2.5% 19th
Sewage sludge production and disposal 18.75 Kilograms per capita 2024 down 9.3% 14th
Regional disparities in employment rates 1.9% 2025 down 26.9% 20th
Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 14.2% 2025 down 3.4% 13th
Regional disparities in unemployment rates 10.9% 2025 down 20.4% 21st
Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 84.8% 2025 down 5.6% 41st
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 78.3% 2025 down 0.6% 28th
Labour transitions by type of contract 89.0% 2025 down 3.1% 34th
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 7.7% 2024 down 8.3% 18th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 19.6% 2025 down 31.0% 8th
Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 24.3% 2025 down 40.0% 44th
Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 0.4% 2025 up 33.3% 24th
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 2.2% 2025 up 4.8% 19th
Labour transitions by employment status 91.5% 2025 down 2.0% 39th
Share of artificial intelligence jobs among all job postings 2.8% 2025 up 1,277.5% 8th
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 22.8 persons per 1,000 people 2021 down 16.8% 58th
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 23.1% 2025 up 4.5% 3rd
Persons by household composition and labour status 2,159 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.4% 14th
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and labour status 747.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.9% 16th
Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of 57.1 Rate 2025 up 5.2% 11th
Employment rate by educational attainment level and household 57.1 Rate 2025 up 5.2% 11th
Persons by labour status within households and household composition 10,342 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.5% 17th
Children per private household by labour status within households and 0.4 Person 2025 unchanged 12th
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age 8,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.1% 17th