The number of employed people in Sweden increased by 85 thousand from a year earlier to 5.914 million in January 2026. Of these, 2.487 million were women and 2.707 million were men. The overall employment rate increased by 0.9 percentage points to 68.0%, with women’s employment at 66.1% and men’s at 69.8%. source: Statistics Sweden
Employed Persons in Sweden averaged 4741.81 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 February of 2026.