Employments September 2025
Number of employments increased in September compared to the same period previous year
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2025-11-27 8.00
The number of ongoing employments increased by 0.5 percent compared to September previous year. During the same period, hours worked increased by 1.5 percent, amounting to 655 million hours. The proportion of sickness was 2.1 percent. The total gross pay was 200 000 million SEK.
Ongoing employments
The number of ongoing employments increased in September 2025 by 0.5 percent compared to the same period previous year, amounting to 5 609 000.
The number of employments lasting more than six month was 4 247 000 and the number of employments lasting six month or less was 1 362 000.
Percentage change compared to the same month in the previous year
Hours worked
The total number of hours worked was amounted to 655 million, which was an increase of 1.5 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Gross pay
The total gross pay amounted to 200 000 million SEK, which was an increase of 4.2 percent compared to the same period the previous year.
Proportion of sickness absence
The total proportion of sickness absence for September 2025 was 2.1 percent. For women, it was 2.4 percent, while for men it was 1.8 percent.
Ongoing employments, length of employment and flow in employments
| September 2025 | Change compared to the same period the previous year | Proportion of ongoing employments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | (%) | (%) | |
| Ongoing employments | 5 609 000 | 28 000 | 0.5 | 100.0 |
| Women | 2 759 000 | 18 000 | 0.7 | 49.2 |
| Men | 2 850 000 | 10 000 | 0.4 | 50.8 |
| Length of employments > 6 months | 4 247 000 | 16 000 | 0.4 | 75.7 |
| Women | 2 062 000 | 12 000 | 0.6 | 36.8 |
| Men | 2 185 000 | 4 000 | 0.2 | 39.0 |
| Length of employments <= 6 months | 1 362 000 | 12 000 | 0.9 | 24.3 |
| Women | 697 000 | 6 000 | 0.8 | 12.4 |
| Men | 664 000 | 6 000 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| Started employments | 207 000 | 6 000 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Women | 102 000 | 3 000 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| Men | 104 000 | 3 000 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| Terminated employments | 304 000 | -10 000 | -3.3 | .. |
| Women | 151 000 | -6 000 | -3.9 | .. |
| Men | 153 000 | -4 000 | -2.7 | .. |
Proportion of sickness absence
| September 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Proportion (%) | Change compared to the same period the previous year, percentage points | |
| Total | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Women | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Men | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Business sector | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Central government | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Regions | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Municipalities | 3.1 | 0.1 |
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.