Average Weekly Hours in Sweden increased to 30.90 Hours in May from 29.90 Hours in April of 2026. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.18 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	30.90	29.90	Hours	May 2026
Employed Persons	5299.00	5226.00	Thousand	May 2026
Employment Change	0.10	0.10	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	69.40	68.40	percent	May 2026
Full Time Employment	4009.90	4031.20	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	830.00	1052.00	Hundred	May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	76.50	74.90	percent	May 2026
Labour Costs	169.70	169.20	points	Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	1.90	percent	Mar 2026
Part Time Employment	972.20	964.60	Thousand	Mar 2026
Population	10.59	10.55	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	109.97	109.82	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	548.80	500.10	Thousand	May 2026
Unemployment Rate	9.40	8.70	percent	May 2026
Wage Growth	3.50	3.50	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	208.80	210.50	SEK/Hour	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	223.80	226.00	SEK/Hour	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	24.40	24.60	percent	May 2026