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  • Higher absences among compulsory school teachers during the pandemic

    The total absences among compulsory school teachers increased with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. The absences peaked in autumn 2021, 34 per cent higher than the average for the last two autumn semesters prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In number of days, this means around 10 days of absence per teacher during the spring semester 2020 and spring semester 2022.

  • Slightly decreased borrowing in debt securities

    At the end of February, total liabilities in debt securities amounted to SEK 9 656 billion. This is a decrease of SEK 80 billion since January, mainly due to the fact that the liabilities in dollar-denominated securities has fallen during the month.

  • Further reduction of temporary employees

    In February 2024, the number of employed people amounted to 5 174 000, not seasonally adjusted. Among these, 589 000 people were temporary employees, which is a decrease of 98 000 people compared to February 2023. The average number of hours worked per week was 171.0 million. The number of unemployed people amounted to 480 000, which corresponds to an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent. Seasonally adjusted and smoothed data showed that the employment rate was 69.2 percent and that there was an increase in both the number of unemployed people and the unemployment rate, which amounted to 8.1 percent.

  • The annual rate for the Construction Cost Index decreased to 2.8 percent in February

    The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings increased by 0.2 percent in February compared with January 2024. The annual rate of change in the Construction Cost Index was 2.8 percent in February, compared with the corresponding month in 2023, down from 3.7 percent in January.