Work & Labour in Sweden 1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 92.2% 2025 up 0.1% 18th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.8% 2025 down 8.0% 121st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.7% 2025 down 10.2% 95th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.0% 2025 up 1.0% 141st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.4% 2025 down 9.2% 148th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.5% 2025 down 2.6% 135th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 18.4% 154th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 89.8% 2025 up 0.9% 20th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 86.2% 2025 up 2.0% 22nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 93.7% 2025 down 0.1% 14th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 10.2% 2025 down 7.4% 168th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 13.8% 2025 down 11.0% 166th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 6.3% 2025 up 1.7% 174th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 down 0.4% 97th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.0% 2025 down 4.7% 76th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 up 16.6% 116th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 45th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 1.0% 45th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 6.9% 2025 down 10.5% 169th GDP per person employed 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 7.0% 18th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.1% 172nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.1% 172nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2643 % change on previous year 2025 down 81.8% 132nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.2643 % change on previous year 2025 down 81.8% 132nd GDP per employed person 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 7.0% 18th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.24 2027 up 1,023.1% 138th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.24 2027 up 1,023.1% 138th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0075 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.3% 143rd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0139 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.4% 141st CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 124.42 2025 up 33.4% 88th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 1.8% 2023 down 12.9% 166th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 0.68 2025 up 1,460.0% 161st Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 64.6 2025 down 7.1% 31st Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 64.6 2025 down 7.1% 31st Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 64.6 2025 down 7.1% 31st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% 141st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% 141st Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -4.87 % change on previous year 2023 down 292.6% 164th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 67.5 2025 down 6.3% 56th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.8% 2025 up 18.4% 45th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 8.9% 2025 up 17.7% 36th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 8.8% 2025 up 20.7% 57th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 53.42 2026 down 4.8% 49th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 53.42 2026 down 4.8% 49th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.49 2027 up 26.9% 71st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.49 2027 up 26.9% 71st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 154,679 2027 up 4.5% 98th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 23.02 2027 down 2.3% 133rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 29.2 2027 down 1.9% 180th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 2027 up 31.6% 95th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 233.4 2027 up 40.2% 73rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 3,867 2027 up 4.5% 98th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 5.63 2027 down 10.2% 181st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 73.42 2027 up 0.4% 133rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.4% 2025 down 5.4% 104th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.6% 2025 down 7.1% 31st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.5% 2025 down 6.3% 52nd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 64.6% 2025 down 7.1% 31st Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 64.6% 2025 down 7.1% 31st ← Previous Page 2 of 18 Next →