Average Weekly Hours in Sweden increased to 23.80 Hours in August from 19 Hours in July of 2026. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.13 Hours from 1987 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 39.00 Hours in September of 1999 and a record low of 17.20 Hours in July of 2009. source: Statistics Sweden

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	23.80	19.00	Hours	Aug 2026
Employed Persons	5423.00	5507.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Employment Change	0.10	0.10	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	70.90	72.00	percent	Aug 2026
Full Time Employment	4061.50	4009.90	Thousand	Jun 2026
Job Vacancies	587.00	580.00	Hundred	Aug 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	77.50	78.10	percent	Aug 2026
Labour Costs	172.80	172.60	points	Jun 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.90	2.10	percent	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	1006.10	972.20	Thousand	Jun 2026
Population	10.61	10.59	Million	Dec 2026
Productivity	110.79	109.61	points	Jun 2026
Retirement Age Men	63.00	63.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	505.20	467.70	Thousand	Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate	8.50	7.80	percent	Aug 2026
Wage Growth	3.70	3.70	percent	Jun 2026
Wages	215.40	214.90	SEK/Hour	Jun 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	235.00	234.40	SEK/Hour	Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	23.00	23.10	percent	Aug 2026