Borrowing in debt securities decreased Total Swedish liability in debt securities amounted to SEK 7 834 billion at the end of September. This is a decrease of SEK 71 billion compared with the end of the previous month. 2019-10-17 • Securities issues
Subdued labour market In September 2019 there were 5 110 000 employed persons. The unemployment rate was 7.1 percent, an increase of 1.1 percentage points compared with September 2018. The number of hours worked per week amounted to 174.1 million on average. Smoothed and seasonally adjusted data indicates a decrease in the employment rate and an increase in the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate was 7.3 percent. 2019-10-17 • Labour Force Surveys (LFS)
Sweden’s rate of material deprivation is lower than in most other European countries Two percent of the population in Sweden lives in conditions of severe material deprivation according to the EU definition; the EU average is six percent. Unemployed persons live in conditions of severe material deprivation to a greater extent than employed persons. Material deprivation is also more common among foreign born persons than among Swedish born persons. 2019-10-16 • Living Conditions Surveys (ULF/SILC)
None of Sweden’s elected candidates younger than 30 or older than 64 years At the end of May, 20 Swedish candidates were elected to the European Parliament. All Swedish political parties in the Riksdag were represented and 11 women and 9 men were elected. None of the elected candidates was younger than 30 or older than 64 years and three quarters of the candidates were between 30 and 49 years. 2019-10-16 • European Parliament elections, nominated and elected candidates
Construction costs rose by 3.3 percent in September on an annual basis The Construction Cost Index for multi-dwelling buildings remained unchanged between August and September 2019. On an annual basis, construction costs rose by 3.3 percent in September. 2019-10-15 • Construction cost index for buildings (CCI) (input price index)
