Work & Labour in Sweden 1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gender wage gap 9.91 2022 down 19.8% 27th Part-time employment - Regions 1.19 million Persons 2025 down 5.1% 13th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2025 — 3rd Dentists — Health and social employment 1.83 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.8% 1st Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.37 Factor of decile 1 2025 up 3.3% 35th Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 267,989 National currency 2025 up 585.4% 4th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 9.9% 2022 down 19.8% 26th Gender wage gap 9.9% 2022 down 19.8% 26th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 9.9% 2022 down 19.8% 26th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 9.9% 2022 down 19.8% 26th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 9.9% 2022 down 19.8% 26th Gender wage gap 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2025 up 18.8% 29th Pharmacists — Health and social employment 1.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 22.9% 7th Annual working hours per person employed 1,626 Hours 2016 up 1.7% 28th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 219.9 2022 up 1,137.5% 24th Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 72.1% 2010 up 4.3% 10th Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 101.1 Index 2026 down 7.1% 25th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.6% 2024 down 1.4% 21st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 98.5% 2024 down 0.6% 8th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 8.74 2025 up 17.6% 16th Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8.74 2025 up 17.6% 16th Unemployment rate 8.77 2025 up 24.0% 13th Unemployment 427.45 2025 up 25.6% 21st Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 824.59 2025 down 15.3% 31st Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 47.55 2025 down 13.7% 40th Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 909.6 2025 up 14.8% 29th Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 693.85 2025 down 18.5% 31st Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 40.01 2025 down 17.0% 41st Working-age population 8,681 2025 up 9.0% 30th Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 15.86 2025 up 27.0% 11th Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 7.54 2025 up 9.6% 14th Labour force participation rate 56.17 2025 down 7.1% 45th Labour force 4,876 2025 up 1.2% 29th Persons outside the labour force 3,805 2025 up 20.9% 24th Employment-to-population ratio 51.24 2025 down 8.8% 43rd SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 8.77 2025 up 24.0% 13th Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 10,694 Thousand persons 2026 up 7.2% 16th Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 54.33 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 8.8% 30th Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 94.5 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 8.8% 21st Nurses — Health and social employment 21.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 7.9% 5th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.38 2025 down 9.9% 43rd Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 505 Thousand persons 2026 up 48.1% 13th Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 510.48 2025 up 31.5% 22nd Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 61.6 2025 down 7.6% 16th Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4,448 2025 down 8.0% 29th Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,811 2025 up 38.4% 32nd Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 67.5 2025 down 6.3% 9th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 2.19 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 3.0% 14th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 5,839 2025 up 11.8% 22nd Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0.8 2023 down 52.7% 35th Number of labour inspection visits 29,121 2024 up 10.6% 26th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 109.7 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 2.8% 15th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.262 2025 down 16.6% 42nd Median monthly earnings of employees 3,886 2025 up 13.2% 22nd Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 52,660 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.8% 16th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 52,660 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.8% 16th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 52,660 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 12.8% 16th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 4,821 Persons 2025 up 11.8% 15th Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 down 60.0% 18th Number of labour inspectors 263 2024 up 10.0% 35th ← Previous Page 8 of 18 Next →