Average Weekly Hours in Sweden decreased to 28.90 Hours in December from 32.50 Hours in November of 2025. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.24 Hours from 1987 until 2025, 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	28.90	32.50	Hours	Dec 2025
Employed Persons	5252.00	5275.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Change	0.60	0.20	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	68.10	69.00	percent	Dec 2025
Full Time Employment	4129.50	4070.90	Thousand	Sep 2025
Job Vacancies	1057.00	766.00	Hundred	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	75.00	75.20	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs	169.20	168.40	points	Nov 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.80	1.70	percent	Sep 2025
Part Time Employment	959.20	990.70	Thousand	Sep 2025
Population	10.59	10.55	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	107.28	106.73	points	Sep 2025
Retirement Age Men	63.00	63.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	476.80	470.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	8.30	8.20	percent	Dec 2025
Wage Growth	3.70	3.70	percent	Nov 2025
Wages	207.70	207.20	SEK/Hour	Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	222.00	222.50	SEK/Hour	Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	23.60	26.20	percent	Dec 2025