Sweden's employment among people aged 15-74 rose by 102.6 thousand from a year earlier to 5.4 million in August 2026, including 2.58 million women, up 61,000, and 2.85 million men. The average total number of hours worked per week stood at 128.7 million. source: Statistics Sweden
Employed Persons in Sweden averaged 4752.92 Thousand from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5524.00 Thousand in July of 2023 and a record low of 4153.00 Thousand in January of 2005. This page provides - Sweden Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sweden Employed Persons - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on October of 2026.
Employed Persons in Sweden is expected to be 5430.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Employed Persons is projected to trend around 5470.00 Thousand in 2027 and 5480.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.