Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm
Stockholm: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 85.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm is 85.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm peaked at 85.8 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.3, in 2005.
Stockholm ranks 12th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.8 | — |
| 2000 | 80.5 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.9 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.6 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 81.9 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.3 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.3 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 80.5 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.6 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.3 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81.5 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.1 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.4 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 83.4 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.6 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.9 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.1 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.7 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.8 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.8 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.6 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.3 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 85.8 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.8 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.16 | 80.3 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.55 | 81.5 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.45 | 85 | 85.8 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Stockholm
- Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 1.27 million Persons (2016)
- Labour market - FUAs — Employment 1.19 million Persons (2016)
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.41 million Persons (2023)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.4 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,833 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,322 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 72.1 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,322 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,322 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,322 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Stockholm was 85.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Stockholm?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8 in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Stockholm?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3 in 2005.
- How does Stockholm rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Stockholm ranks 12th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Stockholm?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Stockholm data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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