Average Weekly Hours in Sweden increased to 33 Hours in March from 32.60 Hours in February of 2026. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.22 Hours from 1987 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 39.00 Hours in September of 1999 and a record low of 17.40 Hours in July of 2009. source: Statistics Sweden

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	33.00	32.60	Hours	Mar 2026
Employed Persons	5230.00	5250.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employment Change	0.20	0.00	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	68.50	68.70	percent	Mar 2026
Full Time Employment	4031.20	4129.50	Thousand	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	1378.00	1515.00	Hundred	Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	75.90	75.30	percent	Mar 2026
Labour Costs	169.60	169.20	points	Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.90	1.80	percent	Dec 2025
Part Time Employment	964.60	959.20	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	10.59	10.55	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	108.47	107.66	points	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	63.00	63.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	564.90	507.10	Thousand	Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate	9.70	8.80	percent	Mar 2026
Wage Growth	3.70	3.70	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	210.00	207.80	SEK/Hour	Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	224.80	221.90	SEK/Hour	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	26.60	22.40	percent	Mar 2026