Employments August 2025
Number of employments at the same level compared to August of the previous year
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-10-30 8.00
The number of ongoing employments remains at the same level as in August of the previous year. During the same period, hours worked decreased by 1.3 percent, amounting to 534 million hours. The proportion of sickness was 1.5 percent. The total gross pay was 202 000 million SEK.
Ongoing employments
The number of ongoing employments remains at the same level as in August of the previous year, amounting to 5 529 000.
The number of employments lasting more than six month was 4 240 000 and the number of employments lasting six month or less was 1 288 000.
Percentage change compared to the same month in the previous year
Hours worked
The total number of hours worked was amounted to 534 million, which was a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Gross pay
The total gross pay amounted to 202 000 million SEK, which was an increase of 3.4 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Proportion of sickness absence
The total proportion of sickness absence for August 2025 was 1.5 percent. For women, it was 1.9 percent, while for men it was 1.2 percent.
Ongoing employments, length of employment and flow in employments
| August 2025 | Change compared to the same period the previous year | Proportion of ongoing employments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | (%) | (%) | |
| Ongoing employments | 5 529 000 | 2 000 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Women | 2 707 000 | 3 000 | 0.1 | 49.0 |
| Men | 2 822 000 | -1 000 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| Length of employments > 6 months | 4 240 000 | 12 000 | 0.3 | 76.7 |
| Women | 2 061 000 | 10 000 | 0.5 | 37.3 |
| Men | 2 180 000 | 2 000 | 0.1 | 39.4 |
| Length of employments <= 6 months | 1 288 000 | -10 000 | -0.7 | 23.3 |
| Women | 646 000 | -7 000 | -1.0 | 11.7 |
| Men | 643 000 | -3 000 | -0.5 | 11.6 |
| Started employments | 228 000 | -6 000 | -2.7 | 4.1 |
| Women | 112 000 | -4 000 | -3.4 | 2.0 |
| Men | 116 000 | -2 000 | -2.0 | 2.1 |
| Terminated employments | 374 000 | -25 000 | -6.2 | .. |
| Women | 192 000 | -16 000 | -7.8 | .. |
| Men | 182 000 | -8 000 | -4.5 | .. |
Proportion of sickness absence
| August 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proportion (%) | Change compared to the same period the previous year, percentage points | |
| Total | 1.5 | -0.2 |
| Women | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| Men | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Business sector | 1.4 | -0.2 |
| Central government | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Regions | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| Municipalities | 2.2 | -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.