People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 389 000 in June in 2026. The number of employed increased by 32 000 people compared with June 2025. In the 20 to 65 age range, 267 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.1 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is a decrease by 0.3 percentage points compared with the same period of the previous year.
The number of ongoing employments increased by 0.9 percent compared to June the previous year. During the same period, hours worked increased by 3.3 percent, amounting to 656 million hours. The proportion of sickness absence was 1.5 percent. The total gross pay was 219 000 million SEK.
The volume of retail trade decreased by 0.2 percent in July 2026 compared with June 2026. Retail sales in durables decreased by 0.4 percent while retail sales in consumables (excluding Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores) increased by 0.9 percent. These figures are calendar and seasonally adjusted and calculated in constant prices.
The claims incurred in householder's and homeowner's insurance decreased for the second year in a row during 2025. In the genre business and houseowners insurance did however the claims rise.
GDP increased by 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous quarter. The upturn was mainly explained by increases in gross fixed capital formation, exports and household consumption while inventories counteracted growth. Calendar adjusted and compared with the second quarter of 2025, GDP increased by 3.3 percent.