ILO · Labor
Sweden: Employment by economic activity and occupation
5328.94Persons, thousands · 2025+10.2% since 2015
ILOSTAT EMP_TEMP_ECO_OCU_NB. Employment by economic activity and occupation (Persons, thousands). Annual figures for Sweden from 2000 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (Persons, thousands) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,328.944 | |
| 2024 | 5,302.839 | |
| 2023 | 5,335.721 | |
| 2022 | 5,257.161 | |
| 2021 | 5,105.145 | |
| 2020 | 5,064.298 | |
| 2019 | 5,131.561 | |
| 2018 | 5,097.266 | |
| 2017 | 5,021.64 | |
| 2016 | 4,909.905 | |
| 2015 | 4,836.838 | |
| 2014 | 4,772.134 | |
| 2013 | 4,704.491 | |
| 2012 | 4,657.114 | |
| 2011 | 4,625.894 | |
| 2010 | 4,523.69 | |
| 2009 | 4,499.341 | |
| 2008 | 4,592.961 | |
| 2007 | 4,540.666 | |
| 2006 | 4,429.443 | |
| 2005 | 4,346.701 | |
| 2004 | 4,310.748 | |
| 2003 | 4,351.836 | |
| 2002 | 4,347.859 | |
| 2001 | 4,339.353 | |
| 2000 | 4,125.371 |
Source
Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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ILO (2026). Employment by economic activity and occupation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-emp-temp-eco-ocu-nb-eco-aggregate-total-ocu-skill-total-ps-3 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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