Sweden's employment among people aged 15-74 rose by 73,100 from a year earlier to 5.3 million in May 2026, including 2.784 million men and 2.515 million women. The average total number of hours worked per week stood at 155.9 million. source: Statistics Sweden
Employed Persons in Sweden averaged 4748.50 Thousand from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5914.00 Thousand in January of 2026 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 June of 2026.
Employed Persons in Sweden is expected to be 5290.00 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 5370.00 Thousand in 2027 and 5400.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.