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Labour demand on the rise Senaste statistiken During the second quarter, there were a total of 159 500 job openings on the Swedish labour market. That was 8 percent more openings than during the second quarter of 2025, but the difference is within the margin of uncertainty. 2026-08-28 Job openings and recruitment needs Half of the labour shortage was in the metropolitan counties Senaste statistiken 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. 2026-07-02 Job openings and recruitment needs Labour demand remains unchanged Senaste statistiken 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. 2026-05-29 Job openings and recruitment needs Total shortage of 61 000 people according to employers Senaste statistiken 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. 2026-03-06 Job openings and recruitment needs Job openings continues to decrease Senaste statistiken 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. 2026-02-27 Job openings and recruitment needs