Population by Labour market status
Upcoming publishing: 2025-03-31
Population by Labour market status (BAS) is a statistical product that, using administrative data, describes the labour force supply in Sweden. The purpose is to depict the state of the labour market and its development over time. The statistics include, among other things, the number of employed, unemployed, and people outside the labour force for the registered population aged 15–74 years.
BAS describes the population based on six labour market status categories (employed, unemployed, student, retiree, sick, and other). It is possible to use the statistics to shed light on both the entire population and smaller groups, such as detailed age groups at the municipal level.
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Key figures for Sweden
Number of employed, 15-74 years
5 168 291
Reference period: December 2024
-0.5 %
compared with the same period previous year
Rate of employment, 20-65 years
78.8 %
Reference period: December 2024
-0.6 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Unemployment, 20-65 years
5.7 %
Reference period: December 2024
0.6 %-unit
compared with the same period previous year
Statistical news
2025-02-28
People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 168 000 in December in 2024. This is a decrease of 24 000 people compared with December 2023. In the 20 to 65 age range, 289 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.7 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.6 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.
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Preliminary statistics based on monthly data
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