Job Vacancies in Sweden increased to 1327 Hundred in January from 1057 Hundred in December of 2025. Job Vacancies in Sweden averaged 478.87 Hundred from 1981 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 2064.00 Hundred in March of 2022 and a record low of 51.00 Hundred in December of 1992. source: Swedish Public Employment Service

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	24.70	28.90	Hours	Jan 2026
Employed Persons	5914.00	5252.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Employment Change	0.60	0.20	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	68.00	68.70	percent	Jan 2026
Full Time Employment	4129.50	4070.90	Thousand	Sep 2025
Job Vacancies	1327.00	1057.00	Hundred	Jan 2026
Job Vacancy Rate	1.70	2.10	percent	Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	74.40	75.00	percent	Jan 2026
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	489.70	476.80	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	8.60	8.30	percent	Jan 2026
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	22.10	23.40	percent	Jan 2026