Employment Rate in Sweden increased to 67.20 percent in May from 66.80 percent in April of 2021. source: Statistics Sweden

Employment Rate in Sweden averaged 66.38 percent from 2001 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 70.70 percent in July of 2018 and a record low of 62.60 percent in January of 2010. This page provides - Sweden Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sweden Employment Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on July of 2021.

Employment Rate in Sweden is expected to be 68.05 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Employment Rate in Sweden to stand at 67.97 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Sweden Employment Rate is projected to trend around 67.95 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Sweden Employment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
67.20 66.80 70.70 62.60 2001 - 2021 percent Monthly
NSA

Sweden Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 9.80 9.40 10.50 1.30 percent [+]
Employed Persons 5052.00 5009.00 5271.00 4236.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 546.00 521.00 557.00 243.00 Thousand [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.90 1.10 3.50 0.30 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 25.80 27.40 28.20 2.90 percent [+]
Labour Costs 141.30 140.40 141.30 100.00 points [+]
Job Vacancies 838.00 1035.00 1520.00 51.00 Hundred [+]
Wages 183.20 182.10 184.00 133.60 SEK/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 194.00 191.70 195.00 139.70 SEK/Hour [+]
Population 10.33 10.23 10.33 7.47 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 62.00 62.00 62.00 61.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 62.00 62.00 62.00 61.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 74.50 73.70 75.40 69.20 percent [+]
Productivity 104.70 104.10 104.70 65.30 points [+]
Part Time Employment 1086.40 1049.50 1177.30 824.30 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 3768.50 3842.00 3916.70 2896.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 0.30 0.50 0.90 -1.90 percent [+]
Employment Rate 67.20 66.80 70.70 62.60 percent [+]
Wage Growth 2.20 2.40 7.10 1.40 percent [+]


Sweden Employment Rate
In Sweden, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population.