Labour Force Surveys (LFS)
Upcoming publishing: 2024-07-26
The statistics describe labour market developments for the Swedish population aged 15–74. The LFS shows the number and percentage of employed and unemployed persons respectively, per month, quarter and year. It is the only source of continuous data on total unemployment and represents the official unemployment rate.
Labour Force Surveys (LFS), previous definitions
Correction – 2024-04-24
In connection with the publication of the March LFS, a number of tables are being republished because of two minor errors. For more information:
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Key figures for Sweden
Labour force rate
74.9 %
Reference period: May 2024
-0.9 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Unemployment rate
8.7 %
Reference period: May 2024
0.8 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Employment rate
68.3 %
Reference period: May 2024
-1.5 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Labour force rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
75.3 %
Reference period: May 2024
Unemployment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
8.4 %
Reference period: May 2024
Employment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
69.0 %
Reference period: May 2024
Statistical news
2024-06-26
Working hours and employment rates are reoccurring topics in a dynamic labour market. It may therefore be of interest to see how working hours have changed over time. In light of this, Statistics Sweden has published a report outlining the changes in working hours in Sweden from 2005 to 2023. The report provides an overview on hours worked by people aged 20–64. An extended report from the Swedish Labour Force Surveys on working hours is scheduled to be published in late autumn 2024.
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