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  • GDP increased in the second quarter 2025

    GDP increased by 0.5 percent in the second quarter 2025, seasonally adjusted and compared with the previous quarter. The upturn is explained by increases in gross capital formation, exports and household consumption. Calendar adjusted and compared with the second quarter of 2024, GDP increased by 1.4 percent.

  • Retail sales volume increased in July 2025

    The retail sales volume increased by 0.3 percent in July 2025 compared with June 2025. Retail sales in durables decreased by 0.3 percent and retail sales in consumables (excluding Systembolaget, the state-owned chain of liquor stores) increased by 0.8 percent. These figures are working-day and seasonally adjusted and calculated in constant prices.

  • Fewer job openings

    In the second quarter of 2025, the number of job openings decreased by 13 percent compared to the same quarter last year. There were 147 500 job openings in total on the labour market. Of these, 113 800 were advertised while 33 700 were job openings where the employer tried to recruit in other ways.

  • The number of employed remained unchanged in June 2025

    People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 256 000 in June in 2025. The number of employed was essentially unchanged, with only a marginal decrease of fewer than 1 000 people compared with June 2024. In the 20 to 65 age range, 285 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.5 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.