Labour Costs in Sweden increased to 169.20 points in February from 169.10 points in January of 2026. Labour Costs in Sweden averaged 129.26 points from 2008 until 2026, 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 172.64 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 29.90 33.00 Hours Apr 2026
Employed Persons 5226.00 5230.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Employment Rate 68.40 68.50 percent Apr 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 74.90 75.90 percent Apr 2026
Labour Costs 169.20 169.10 points Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons 500.10 564.90 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 8.70 9.70 percent Apr 2026
Wages 210.60 211.30 SEK/Hour Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 226.10 228.00 SEK/Hour Feb 2026


Sweden Labour Costs
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
169.20 169.10 169.60 100.00 2008 - 2026 points Monthly
NSA, 2008M1=100