The survey sample is drawn from the Population Register on a random basis. The survey is carried out monthly, and about 17 000 persons are contacted. To identify changes over time in the labour market, each person is contacted more than once, generally eight times, at three-month intervals. The majority are contacted to do the survey by telephone, but parts of the sample have the opportunity to answer via web.

There is no obligation to participate in the Labour Force Surveys. On the other hand, if more people are interviewed, it makes the description of the labour market more accurate.

The results of the survey are used by the Riksdag, the Government, political parties, newspapers, television, radio, enterprises, labour unions, researchers, students, and the general public.

Book a time for an interview

• Telephone or text message: 010-479 62 00
• E-mail: aku-dih@scb.se
• E-mail for sign language interpreter: aku-dih@scb.se

Information in other languages (Statistics Sweden)

Do you have questions about the data collection? Frequently asked questions about the Labour Force Surveys are available on this page:

Frequently asked questions and answers on submitting information to the Labour Force Surveys (LFS)

The results of the Labour Force Surveys are published as statistical news on Statistics Sweden’s website every month, often on the third or fourth week of the month, at 8:00. The statistics are also published in the form of:

• various tables for each month, quarter and year
• various time series each month and quarter
• quarterly and yearly publications (Statistical Reports) that describe the Swedish labour market in greater detail

All published Labour Force Survey results are available on the Statistics Sweden website.

To the survey results

The answers that you submit in the interview are held confidential, and all those who work on the survey are bound by the obligation of professional secrecy. Confidentiality applies under Chapter 24, Section 8 of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400). Regulations on processing personal data are contained in the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Official Statistics Act (2001:99), and the Official Statistics Ordinance (2001:100). In addition, there are rules in the Act on supplementary provisions to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2018:218) and in regulations issued in association with the Act. 

You have the right to obtain one copy free of charge, in the form of a register extract, of the personal data processed by Statistics Sweden in its capacity as the controller of personal data. If you submit your request electronically, you also have the right to receive the register extract by electronic means. If you believe that Statistics Sweden has processed your personal data in a way that infringes the EU General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to have your personal data erased. Remember to state your personal identification number when requesting a register extract.