Average Weekly Hours in Sweden decreased to 19 Hours in July from 30.70 Hours in June of 2026. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.15 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	19.00	30.70	Hours	Jul 2026
Employed Persons	5507.00	5398.00	Thousand	Jul 2026
Employment Change	-0.10	0.10	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	72.00	70.60	percent	Jul 2026
Full Time Employment	4009.90	4031.20	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	580.00	594.00	Hundred	Jul 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	78.10	78.40	percent	Jul 2026
Labour Costs	172.60	172.00	points	May 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	1.90	percent	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	972.20	964.60	Thousand	Mar 2026
Population	10.61	10.59	Million	Dec 2026
Productivity	110.16	109.89	points	Mar 2026
Retirement Age Men	63.00	63.00	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	467.70	591.50	Thousand	Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate	7.80	9.90	percent	Jul 2026
Wage Growth	3.70	3.90	percent	May 2026
Wages	214.50	211.00	SEK/Hour	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	233.80	228.70	SEK/Hour	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	23.20	25.80	percent	Jul 2026