Sweden's unemployment fell from 9.5 % in 1996 to 8.7 % in 2025.
Sweden · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Sweden's youth unemployment rose from 20.9 % in 1996 to 24.3 % in 2025.
Sweden's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 14.0 % in 2005 to 20.5 % in 2025.
Sweden's participation rose from 63.0 % in 1996 to 64.6 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
42nd of 182 · 7th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 59.1 % in 1996 to 61.5 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.3 pts81st of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)down −0.3 pts9th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.4 %76th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts163rd of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts19th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −0.1 pts10th of 34
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- Average wageup +0.9 %17th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.9 %37th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts159th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts118th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts16th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.5 %18th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sweden.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data