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. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Stockholm recorded 85.8% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
That places Stockholm 12th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 | Percentage | 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% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +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 | 81.2% | 80.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.5% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.0% | 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 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 72.1% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,322 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,322 Thousand persons (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 437 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, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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