Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Sweden
Sweden: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 1,147 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Sweden, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Sweden is 1,147, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Sweden peaked at 1,147 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 711.1, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 790.6 | 711.1 | 870.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 824.92 | 719.3 | 906.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,035 | 942.8 | 1,147 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 83.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Sweden?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Sweden was 1,147 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,147 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 711.1 in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).