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Employment Projection

The forecast calculates the future trend in the number of gainfully employed persons and number of hours worked and what the changes mean for the future dependency ratio. The forecast is made about every three years and has a time horizon of 20 to 25 years.

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Employment growth and reduced dependency burden years 2022-2040

2024-03-27

According to the Employment Forecast's Main Scenario, the number of gainfully employed persons aged 16–74 will increase from the year 2022 by approximately 461,000 to 5.7 million in 2040. The largest share of the increase will occur among foreign-born persons and among older persons, who are expected to work for more years than they do today.

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Publications

Title Language Type Date
Employment forcast 2024 Swedish Report 2024-03-27
Employment Projection 2018 Swedish with elements of English Report 2019-01-31
Employment Projection 2013 – Towards 2035 according to two scenarios Swedish with elements of English Rapport 2013-10-01
Labour Force Projection 2009 – Towards 2030 according to two scenarios Swedish with elements of English Rapport 2009-03-31
Labour force 2030 Swedish with elements of English Rapport 2006-12-01
Labour force 2020 Swedish Rapport 2002-11-28

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