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 ← Previous Page 16 of 18 Next →