People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 107 000 in January in 2025. This is a decrease of 25 000 people compared with January 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 305 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 6.0 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.
People in employment
The number of people in employment aged 15 to 74 decreased in January by 0.5 percent compared to the same period the previous year, but the trend varies depending on sex and region of birth.
The unemployed
The number of unemployed people aged 20 to 65 in January was 305 000, which is an increase of 29 000 compared to the same period the previous year.
The relative unemployment rate – the proportion of unemployed people in relation to the labour force – was 5.9 percent for women and 6.1 percent for men. This equals an increased unemployment rate among both women and men of 0.6 percentage points, compared with the same period of 2024.
Unemployment is higher among foreign born people than among those born in Sweden. In January the unemployment rate was, among foreign born people 13.1 percent and among people born in Sweden 3.6 percent.
Source: SCB
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