Labour statistics based on administrative sources (RAMS) and gross pay statistics based on administrative sources (LSUM) 2020
The number of gainfully employed persons decreased by 1.6 percent
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2021-11-25 9.30
The number of gainfully employed persons decreased by 79 800 people in 2020 compared with the previous year, a decrease of 1.6 percent. Gross pay increased by 1.0 percent in the corresponding period.
In 2020, there were 4 981 700 gainfully employed persons, a decrease of 1.6 percent compared with 2019. Among all gainfully employed persons, women accounted for 2 399 100, equivalent to 48.2 percent, and men accounted for 2 582 700, equivalent to 51.8 percent. Gross pay increased by 1.0 percent compared with the previous year and amounted to SEK 1 886 billion in 2020. Women’s gross pay increased by 1.4 percent and men’s gross pay increased by 0.8 percent.
Proportion of gainfully employed people aged dropped among those aged 20-64 years
In 2020, the proportion of the population that was gainfully employed was 78.3 percent among people aged 20 to 64 years. The proportion of gainfully employed people was 77.5 percent among women and 79.1 percent among men. The highest proportion of gainfully employed women was 81.6 percent, in Jämtland County, and the highest proportion of gainfully employed men was 82.9 percent, in Jönköping County. Among both women and men, the proportion of those gainfully employed was lowest in Skåne County, at 73.6 percent for women and 75.1 percent for men. The proportion of gainfully employed people decreased across all counties between 2019 and 2020.
Proportion of population gainfully employed persons, 20-64 years (%) | Change in proportion of population gainfylly employed, 20-64 years (percentage points) | Change in gross pay (%) | |||||
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Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
Blekinge | 77.7 | 78.2 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.4 | 1.5 | ‑0.2 | |
Dalarna | 79.2 | 81.0 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.8 | 0.7 | ‑0.4 | |
Gotland | 80.2 | 79.8 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
Gävleborg | 77.5 | 79.8 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.5 | 0.8 | ‑0.5 | |
Halland | 81.5 | 82.6 | ‑0.8 | ‑1.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | |
Jämtland | 81.6 | 82.3 | ‑0.2 | ‑0.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
Jönköping | 79.7 | 82.9 | ‑0.9 | ‑0.9 | 0.7 | ‑0.5 | |
Kalmar | 78.4 | 80.8 | ‑0.5 | ‑0.4 | 0.8 | ‑0.1 | |
Kronoberg | 77.3 | 80.1 | ‑1.0 | ‑0.9 | 0.5 | ‑0.6 | |
Norrbotten | 81.2 | 81.5 | ‑0.2 | ‑0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
Skåne | 73.6 | 75.1 | ‑0.6 | ‑0.6 | 2 | 1.7 | |
Stockholm | 78.3 | 79.3 | ‑1.3 | ‑1.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
Södermanland | 75.9 | 77.9 | ‑0.7 | ‑1.4 | 2 | ‑0.8 | |
Uppsala | 76.6 | 78.4 | ‑1.5 | ‑1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | |
Värmland | 77.1 | 76.7 | ‑0.9 | ‑1.0 | 0.5 | ‑1.1 | |
Västerbotten | 78.7 | 80.7 | ‑0.9 | ‑0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
Västernorrland | 79.8 | 81.3 | ‑0.2 | ‑0.4 | 0.7 | 0 | |
Västmanland | 76.5 | 79.5 | ‑1.1 | ‑1.1 | 1.2 | ‑0.4 | |
Västra Götaland | 77.8 | 79.6 | ‑1.1 | ‑1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
Örebro | 76.7 | 78.9 | ‑0.9 | ‑1.1 | 0.9 | ‑0.2 | |
Östergötland | 76.8 | 78.6 | ‑0.3 | ‑0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | |
National level | 77.5 | 79.1 | ‑0.9 | ‑1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Definitions and explanations
Gross pay statistics based on income statements, LSUM, measure gross pay only for the work of employees for one year, while labour market statistics based on administrative sources, RAMS, measure employment for both employees and self-employed persons in November.
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