Job Vacancy Rate in Sweden increased to 2.10 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 1.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Job Vacancy Rate in Sweden averaged 1.76 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.70 percent in the first quarter of 2023 and a record low of 0.70 percent in the third quarter of 2009. source: EUROSTAT



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Job Vacancies 830.00 1052.00 Hundred May 2026
Unemployment Rate 9.40 8.70 percent May 2026


Sweden Job Vacancy Rate
The job vacancy rate (JVR) measures the proportion of total posts that are vacant, expressed as a percentage. A job vacancy is defined as a paid post (newly created, unoccupied or about to become vacant) for which the employer is taking active steps to find a suitable candidate from outside the enterprise concerned and is prepared to take more steps and which the employer intends to fill either immediately or in the near future.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.10 1.80 3.70 0.70 2001 - 2026 percent Quarterly
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