• Temporary employees continue to rise during the second quarter of 2026

  In the second quarter of 2026, the number of employed people amounted to 5 315 000, not seasonally adjusted. The number of temporary employees increased by 46 000 to 707 000. The total number of hours worked amounted to an average of 161.9 million per week. The number of unemployed people amounted to 550 000. This corresponds to an unemployment rate of 9.4 percent. According to seasonally adjusted and smoothed data, the employment rate was 69.2 percent and the unemployment rate was 8.7 percent.

  2026-08-18 • Labour Force Surveys (LFS)

• Increased borrowing in debt securities

  At the end of July, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 546 billion, up by SEK 36 billion from June.

  2026-08-18 • Securities issues

• Nearly unchanged Construction Cost Index in July 2026

  The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.1 percent in July compared with June 2026. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost index was 3.2 percent in July, compared with the corresponding month in 2025 (2.9 percent in June 2026).

  2026-08-17 • Construction cost index for buildings (CCI) (input price index)

• The inflation rate according to the CPI was 0.2 percent in July 2026

  The inflation rate according to the CPI in July 2026 was 0.2 percent, down from 0.7 percent in June. The monthly change for the CPI from June to July was -0.3 percent. The inflation rate according to the CPIF (Consumer Price Index with fixed interest rate) was 0.7 percent in July, down from 1.3 percent in June.

  2026-08-13 • Consumer Price Index (CPI)

• Stronger economy in June

  The Swedish economy has strengthened in 2026 after being in recession in 2025. The economic situation in June was stronger than normal.

  2026-08-13 • The Swedish economy – a statistical perspective