– We can see that the total labour demand was on the rise during the second quarter 2026 after a longer period of lower demand, says Lena Österberg, statistician at Statistics Sweden.

 For 106 100 of the job openings, the employer wanted immediate entry  

The 159 500 job openings were in different categories:

• Recruitment method: Of the job openings, 127 500 were advertised while 32 100 were job openings where the employer had tried to recruit in other ways.
• Desired access: The number of job openings where the employer wanted immediate access amounted to 106 100.
• Excluding temporary work: The number of job vacancies, excluding temporary work, amounted to 125 300.

The total number of job openings applies to the whole economy. In the table the different sectors are presented. The majority of the total number of job openings was requested in the business sector. In public administration alone, most job openings was requested in municipalities. 

In relation to the number of employments, there were 2.9 job openings per 100 employments during the second quarter of the year, of which 1.9 were job openings to be filled immediately.

From a regional perspective, more than 50 percent of job openings were located in the Metropolitan counties of Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne. However, relative to the number of employments, the distribution was different.