Work & Labour in Sweden

1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.5276 2014 unchanged 78th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4135 2014 unchanged 77th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.4413 2014 unchanged 85th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 13.62 2024 up 20.1% 20th
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 355.93 2024 up 79.5% 24th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.6 2025 down 7.6% 24th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,839 2025 up 11.8% 30th
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 79.23 2025 down 18.6% 19th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 962.18 2024 up 25.4% 38th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,811 2025 up 38.4% 35th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 3.3% 2021 down 2.2% 3rd
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.32 0-6 scale 2025 down 5.1% 14th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.32 0-6 scale 2025 down 5.1% 14th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 0.9375 0-6 scale 2025 up 15.4% 34th
Labour force participation rate 67.53 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 4.2% 3rd
Informal employment 143.53 2025 down 18.4% 59th
Informal employment rate 3.23 2025 down 17.9% 72nd
Employment outside the formal sector 148.16 2025 down 17.7% 57th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 3.33 2025 down 17.2% 72nd
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 267,989 National currency 2025 up 585.4% 6th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 7.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 11.3% 13th
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 2,812 Persons 2025 down 0.8% 22nd
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.74 2025 up 17.6% 17th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 510.48 2025 up 31.5% 23rd
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 11.7% 11th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 5.33 million Persons 2025 up 10.2% 20th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 510,400 Persons 2025 up 31.4% 19th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 5.84 million Persons 2025 up 11.8% 21st
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 109.81 2024 down 0.1% 24th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 10.85 2024 up 0.4% 10th
Average hourly earnings of employees 219.9 2022 up 1,137.5% 23rd
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.75 2024 down 13.8% 64th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 81.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.6% 15th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 89.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 0.6% 6th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 8.55 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 up 15.1% 8th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 0.8% 14th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 67.05 2024 down 23.5% 44th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 5.58 2024 down 23.1% 67th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -5.7 Percentage points 2025 up 10.9% 3rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -5.7 Percentage points 2025 up 10.9% 3rd
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 748 2024 down 2.5% 40th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.7 2024 down 19.5% 73rd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -6.3 Percentage points 2025 up 11.3% 2nd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -6.3 Percentage points 2025 up 11.3% 2nd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.1 Percentage points 2025 up 66.7% 19th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.1 Percentage points 2025 up 66.7% 19th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.52 2024 down 50.1% 51st
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 8.31 Years 2025 down 6.8% 15th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 3.0% 2024 down 8.7% 61st
Share of male workers in informal employment 3.0% 2024 down 8.7% 61st
Share of workers in informal employment 2.8% 2024 down 11.8% 62nd
Share of female workers in informal employment 2.7% 2024 down 15.9% 66th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 2.8% 2024 down 11.8% 62nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 17.48 2024 up 11.5% 20th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 8.93 Years 2025 down 4.1% 16th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 4.55 million Persons 2026 up 7.5% 13th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 2.8% 2024 down 11.8% 71st
Workers in the reference group 5,411 2024 up 17.6% 25th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 4.63 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 14.6% 13th
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic 1,556 Persons 2025 up 11.4% 10th