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Population by Labour market status

Official statistics of Sweden

Upcoming publishing: 2024-04-29

Population by Labour market status (BAS) is a statistical product that, using administrative data, describes the labour force supply in Sweden. The purpose is to depict the state of the labour market and its development over time. The statistics include, among other things, the number of employed, unemployed, and people outside the labour force for the registered population aged 15–74 years.

BAS describes the population based on six labour market status categories (employed, unemployed, student, retiree, sick, and other). It is possible to use the statistics to shed light on both the entire population and smaller groups, such as detailed age groups at the municipal level.

Statistical news

The labour market remained subdued in January 2024

2024-03-27

People in employment aged 15 to 74 numbered 5 132 000 in January 2024. This is an increase of 11 000 people compared with January 2023. In the 20 to 64 age range, 274 000 people were unemployed. This equals a share of 5.5 percent expressed as a percentage of the labour force and is an increase of 0.4 percentage point compared with the same period of the previous year.

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