Labour Force Surveys (LFS)
Upcoming publishing: 2025-05-06
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.
2025-03-14: Information about correction of trade unions and central organisations
In connection with the publication of the LFS in February, corrections have been made to trade unions and central organisations. The largest correction concerns the former Teachers' Union, which in 2022 switched to Saco from previously having belonged to TCO. The error was between January 2022 and January 2023 and the scope was at most 205 000 people who were part of the wrong central organization. In connection with this correction, minor corrections have also been made with regard to union membership.
2025-02-17: Information about LFS in the Statistical database, SSD
From the publication of the LFS January 2025, seasonally adjusted and -smoothed series will be published in SSD. A number of tables have been given a new structure. Also new is the change rate for the non-seasonally adjusted series.
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Key figures for Sweden
Labour force rate
75.1 %
Reference period: March 2025
-0.2 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Unemployment rate
8.5 %
Reference period: March 2025
-0.7 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Employment rate
68.7 %
Reference period: March 2025
0.4 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Labour force rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
75.5 %
Reference period: March 2025
Unemployment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
8.8 %
Reference period: March 2025
Employment rate (smoothed and seasonally adjusted)
68.9 %
Reference period: March 2025
Statistical news
2025-04-22
In March 2025, there were 5 240 000 employed people, not seasonally adjusted. The number of hours worked per week averaged 171.4 million. The number of unemployed people was 486 000, corresponding to an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. Seasonally adjusted and smoothed data show an increase in employment. The seasonally adjusted and smoothed number of unemployed people increased and the unemployment rate stood at 8.8 percent.
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