Work & Labour in Sweden

1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Recent immigrants in the labour force by country of birth 85.1% 2025 up 7.0% 11th
Employed recent immigrants by country of birth 77.7% 2025 up 11.0% 11th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity 5.8% 2024 up 9.4% 14th
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 63 Thousand persons 2020 down 18.2% 24th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 10.5% 2024 down 22.2% 19th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 60.3% 2020 down 14.3% 18th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by type of ownership and NACE Rev. 7.5% 2024 down 35.9% 18th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 176 Thousand persons 2020 up 43.1% 9th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 85.9% 2025 up 6.8% 10th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 24,607 Number 2023 up 19.7% 15th
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 78.7% 2025 up 9.6% 11th
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 133 Thousand persons 2020 up 43.0% 15th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 2.8% 2024 down 11.8% 30th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 194 Thousand persons 2020 up 29.3% 9th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 130 Thousand persons 2020 up 18.2% 15th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 63 Thousand persons 2020 down 18.2% 23rd
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 51,346 Number 2024 up 47.6% 14th
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 4,547 Thousand 2024 up 1.9% 7th
Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 1.33 million Persons 2024 up 11.8% 14th
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 1.32 million Persons 2024 up 11.9% 14th
Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 5.43 million Persons 2024 up 12.8% 11th
Job vacancy rate by NACE Rev. 2 activity - annual data 3 Annual average 2025 up 150.0% 2nd
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 7.7% 2024 down 8.3% 16th
Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2 activity - quarterly data 900 2025 up 159.4% 5th
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 2.0% 2024 down 60.8% 22nd
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 20.2% 2023 down 4.6% 20th
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 14.7% 2024 up 4.5% 23rd
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 537 Thousand persons 2026 down 9.9% 9th
Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 98,445 Persons 2024 down 17.1% 1st
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 69.6% 2026 up 3.3% 9th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 346 Thousand persons 2026 up 14.2% 13th
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 1.8% 2026 down 45.5% 33rd
Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 2,142 Thousand 2008 up 24.1% 12th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 226 Person 2025 up 22,500.0% 11th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,593 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.3% 15th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 4,593 Thousand persons 2008 up 13.3% 15th
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 51,967 Number 2024 down 54.0% 7th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 92 Person 2024 up 9,100.0% 19th
Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 4.78 2023 up 9.1% 3rd
Unemployment rates by sex, age and other typologies 8.9% 2025 up 43.5% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 61 Thousand persons 2020 down 27.4% 23rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 75 Thousand persons 2020 down 21.9% 21st
Unemployment by sex, age and other typologies 216.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 56.2% 7th
Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 28.22 2023 down 3.1% 3rd
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 166,869 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 52.7% 13th
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 265 Thousand persons 2025 9th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 69.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.8% 18th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 75.7% 2025 4th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 69.0% 2025 8th
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 11th
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 11th
Employees by migration status and employment contract 4,766 Thousand persons 2025 11th
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 8.8% 2025 6th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 29,134 2020 down 0.9% 16th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 155 Thousand persons 2025 10th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 113,084 2020 down 11.1% 18th
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 102,966 2020 up 18.2% 15th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 236 Thousand persons 2020 up 6.3% 12th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 791 Thousand persons 2025 10th
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 587 2020 down 21.7% 13th