Job openings and recruitment needs
Upcoming publishing: 2026-08-28
Job openings and recruitment needs, describe the demand for labor in the Swedish labor market. The statistics show the number of job openings in the economy, the employers' experiences of recruiting over the past six months, and occupations where the employers lack labor.
The statistics are published in three parts:
Job openings: number of job openings, with and without advertisement, to be filled immediately and job vacancies.
Publication in February, May, August and November.
Recruitment experiences and recruitment needs: recruitment activity, recruitment problem, actions in case of recruitment problems, if the employers succeeded or not in recruiting, impact of failing to recruit and recruitment plans.
Publication in May and November.
Recruitment experiences and recruitment needs per occupation: recruitment activity and recruitment experience for a selection of professional groups and number of people that employers lack in different professions.
Publication in March at the moment.
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2026-05-29
During the first quarter, there were a total of 143 600 job openings on the Swedish labour market. That was 7 500 fewer openings than during the first quarter of 2025, but the difference is within the margin of uncertainty.
All statistical news for this statisticTables in the Statistical Database
Simple URL: https://www.scb.se/am0702-en