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.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-21 06:00 AM
Employed Persons
Apr 5.226M 5.230M 5.24M
2026-06-15 06:00 AM
Employed Persons
May 5.299M 5.226M 5.22M
2026-07-24 06:00 AM
Employed Persons
Jun 5.299M 5.3M


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 Rate 69.40 68.40 percent May 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 76.50 74.90 percent May 2026
Labour Costs 169.70 169.20 points Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons 548.80 500.10 Thousand May 2026
Unemployment Rate 9.40 8.70 percent May 2026
Wages 208.80 210.50 SEK/Hour Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 223.80 226.00 SEK/Hour Mar 2026


Sweden Employed Persons
In Sweden, employed persons are individuals with a minimum required age who work during a certain time for a business.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5299.00 5226.00 5914.00 4153.00 2001 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, NSA