Wages in Sweden increased 3.70 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Sweden averaged 3.26 percent from 1992 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.10 percent in May of 1996 and a record low of 1.50 percent in June of 2020. source: Swedish National Mediation Office

Wage Growth in Sweden is expected to be 3.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sweden Hourly Wage Growth YoY is projected to trend around 3.20 percent in 2027 and 3.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 33.00 32.60 Hours Mar 2026
Employed Persons 5230.00 5250.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Change 0.50 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Employment Rate 68.50 68.70 percent Mar 2026
Full Time Employment 4031.20 4129.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 1378.00 1515.00 Hundred Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.90 75.30 percent Mar 2026
Labour Costs 169.20 169.10 points Feb 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.90 1.80 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 964.60 959.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 10.59 10.55 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 108.32 107.61 points Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men 63.00 63.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 564.90 507.10 Thousand Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate 9.70 8.80 percent Mar 2026
Wage Growth 3.70 3.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 210.60 211.30 SEK/Hour Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 226.10 228.00 SEK/Hour Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 26.60 22.40 percent Mar 2026


Sweden Hourly Wage Growth YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.70 3.70 7.10 1.50 1992 - 2025 percent Monthly
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