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  • Half of the labour shortage was in the metropolitan counties

    Half of the labour shortage employers experienced in 2025 was in Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne County. This is shown by new regional labour market statistics from Statistics Sweden.

  • Labour demand remains unchanged

    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.

  • Total shortage of 61 000 people according to employers

    Last year, Swedish employers experienced a labour shortage of 61 000 people across various occupations. The size of the shortage was roughly the same for occupations that require upper secondary education as for occupations that require post secondary education. This is shown in Statistics Sweden’s survey Job openings and recruitment needs, which for the second time presents statistics on the skills shortage in the Swedish labour market.

  • Job openings continues to decrease

    In the fourth quarter of 2025, the number of job openings continues to decrease compared to the same quarter last year. There were 114 700 job openings in total on the labour market. Of these, 91 200 were advertised while 23 500 were job openings where the employer tried to recruit in other ways.

  • Reduced recruitment    activity in the labour market

    In the third quarter, the number of job openings decreased while the share of employers that had recruited was lower compared to the same period last year. This is reported in the Job Vacancies and Recruitment Needs survey, which describes labour demand in the Swedish labour market in terms of job openings and employers’ recruitment experiences.