Work & Labour in Sweden 1,021 indicators covering work & labour for Sweden. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 10,674 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.9% 16th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 5,350 Persons 2025 up 11.6% 15th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 16.16 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 1.5% 2nd Trade union density rate 65.21 2019 up 1.5% 3rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 4.95 2025 down 27.3% 62nd Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 up 5.8% 29th Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 24.3 Euro 2025 up 30.6% 7th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 60.25 2025 down 25.7% 41st Labour inspection visits per inspector 111 2024 up 0.9% 25th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 6.10 billion Euro 2023 up 30.3% 13th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 54,435 Euro 2025 up 15.7% 14th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 8.53 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 8.0% 15th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 477.2 2025 up 33.8% 13th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 14.76 2025 up 39.0% 12th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 59.6% 2022 up 109.9% 23rd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.82 2023 down 31.9% 31st Time-related underemployment 23.04 2023 down 54.3% 29th Time-related underemployment rate 0.49 2023 down 58.2% 39th Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 8.57 million Thousand hours worked 2024 up 10.3% 14th Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 355.93 2024 up 79.5% 15th Labour force by educational attainment level 5,773 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 13th Employed persons by professional status 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by professional status and occupation 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Self-employed persons by occupation 478.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 20th Employees by occupation 4,766 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 13th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 7,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.1% 17th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.7% 2025 up 5.1% 4th Employment rates by educational attainment level 69.0% 2025 up 3.4% 8th Employed persons by educational attainment level 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 5,329 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.2% 13th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 478.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 20th Employees by educational attainment level 4,766 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.8% 13th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 5,263 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.8% 13th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 8.8% 2025 up 18.9% 7th Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 1,856 Thousand persons 2025 down 8.7% 20th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 510.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.4% 10th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,721 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.5% 21st Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 24.3% 2025 down 13.2% 42nd LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.02 2025 up 14.0% 13th Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 21.6% 2025 down 16.9% 12th Temporary employees by occupation 635.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.7% 13th Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 635.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.7% 13th Temporary employees by educational attainment level 635.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.7% 13th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 343.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.0% 12th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 343.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.0% 12th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 343.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.0% 12th Temporary employees by main reason 13.3% 2025 down 22.7% 14th Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.5 2024 unchanged 40th Youth employment by educational attainment level 157.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 30.8% 12th Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 236.65 2024 up 1.6% 17th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.46 2024 down 8.5% 21st STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 8,239 Hours 2019 up 14.5% 12th Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 309 Thousand persons 2025 down 50.1% 11th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 20.2% 2025 down 25.7% 14th Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 12.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2025 down 21.9% 8th Persons in part-time employment by main reason 20.2% 2025 down 25.7% 14th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 18.76 2025 up 29.6% 10th Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 100.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 71.5% 7th ← Previous Page 9 of 18 Next →