Labour Costs in Sweden increased to 169.60 points in December from 169.20 points in November of 2025. Labour Costs in Sweden averaged 128.89 points from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 169.60 points in December of 2025 and a record low of 100.00 points in January of 2008. source: Statistics Sweden

Labour Costs in Sweden is expected to be 170.94 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Labour Costs is projected to trend around 180.98 points in 2027 and 186.59 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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 Rate 68.00 68.70 percent Jan 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 74.40 75.00 percent Jan 2026
Labour Costs 169.60 169.20 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 489.70 476.80 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 8.60 8.30 percent Jan 2026
Wages 210.00 207.80 SEK/Hour Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 224.80 221.90 SEK/Hour Dec 2025


Sweden Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
169.60 169.20 169.60 100.00 2008 - 2025 points Monthly
NSA, 2008M1=100