Employments April 2025
The number of employments continued to decrease, but in a slower pace than before
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-06-27 8.00
The number of ongoing employments has continued to decrease. In April 2025, the decrease was 0.2 percent compared to the same month the previous year. During the same period, worked time decreased by 0.6 percent, amounting to 661 million hours. The proportion of sickness was 1.8 percent. The total gross pay was 199 000 million SEK.
Ongoing employments
The number of ongoing employments decreased in April 2025 by 0.2 percent compared to the same period the previous year, amounting to 5 383 000.
Distributed by gender, 2 638 000 of the employments were held by women and 2 745 000 by men.
The number of employments lasting more than six month was 4 270 000 and the number of employments lasting six month or less was 1 113 000.
Percentage change compared to the same month in the previous year
Worked time
The total number of hours worked was amounted to 661 million, which was a decrease of 0.6 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Gross pay
The total gross pay amounted to 199 000 millions SEK, which was an increase with 2.4 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Proportion of sickness absence
The total proportion of sickness absence for April 2025 was 1.8 percent. For women, it was 2.1 percent, while for men it was 1.5 percent.
Ongoing employments, length of employment and flow in employments
| April 2025 | Change compared to the same period the previous year | Proportion of ongoing employments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | (%) | (%) | |
| Ongoing employments | 5 383 000 | -13 000 | -0.2 | 100.0 |
| Women | 2 638 000 | -3 000 | -0.1 | 49.0 |
| Men | 2 745 000 | -10 000 | -0.3 | 51.0 |
| Length of employments > 6 months | 4 270 000 | -5 000 | -0.1 | 79.3 |
| Women | 2 078 000 | 5 000 | 0.3 | 38.6 |
| Men | 2 192 000 | -11 000 | -0.5 | 40.7 |
| Length of employments <= 6 months | 1 113 000 | -7 000 | -0.7 | 20.7 |
| Women | 560 000 | -8 000 | -1.5 | 10.4 |
| Men | 553 000 | 1 000 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
| Started employments | 200 000 | 4 000 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| Women | 96 000 | 1 000 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Men | 105 000 | 3 000 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Terminated employments | 198 000 | -9 000 | -4.3 | .. |
| Women | 97 000 | -4 000 | -4.0 | .. |
| Men | 101 000 | -5 000 | -4.5 | .. |
Proportion of sickness absence
| April 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proportion (%) | Change compared to the same period the previous year, percentage points | |
| Total | 1.8 | -0.2 |
| Women | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Men | 1.5 | -0.2 |
| Business sector | 1.6 | -0.2 |
| Central government | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Regions | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Municipalities | 2.6 | -0.2 |
Definitions and explanations
Employments (ANST) consists of two parts. One part is register-based and is based on employer declarations at the individual level (PAYE) collected by the Swedish Tax Agency. The second part consists of the Sickness Absence during the Sick Pay Period (SuS), a sample survey where Statistics Sweden collects the data from employers.
The purpose of the register-based part is to depict the state of the labour market and its development over time. The statistics are used, among other things, for economic forecasts and are part of the European Union's labour market statistics.
The variable worked time is not entirely register-based; instead, it is derived from a model.
The purpose of SuS is to highlight sickness absence during the sick pay period, which is the first 14 days of sickness absence funded by the employer. The statistics are used for forecasts, analyses, and decision-making.
Comments
In the Statistical Database all flows in employments are reported: new employments, resumed employments, interrupted employments and re-interrupted employment.