Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden

Sweden: Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 1.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.2
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.8
in 2021
All-time low
1.1
in 2009
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden, 2008–2025

01232008201620252008: 1.22009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.42012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.32015: 1.42016: 1.42017: 1.42018: 1.42019: 1.32020: 1.22021: 2.82022: 2.82023: 2.72024: 1.62025: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.2 for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden peaked at 2.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 2009.

That places Sweden 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) in Sweden, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 1.2
2009 1.1 -8.3%
2010 1.1 +0.0%
2011 1.4 +27.3%
2012 1.2 -14.3%
2013 1.2 +0.0%
2014 1.3 +8.3%
2015 1.4 +7.7%
2016 1.4 +0.0%
2017 1.4 +0.0%
2018 1.4 +0.0%
2019 1.3 -7.1%
2020 1.2 -7.7%
2021 2.8 +133.3%
2022 2.8 +0.0%
2023 2.7 -3.6%
2024 1.6 -40.7%
2025 1.2 -25.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.15 1.1 1.2 2
2010s 1.31 1.1 1.4 10
2020s 2.05 1.2 2.8 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 16 Czechia 1.5 compare
  2. 17 Portugal 1.4 compare
  3. 18 Serbia 1.3 compare
  4. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2 compare
  5. 21 Switzerland 1 compare
  6. 21 Greece 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden?
Temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity in Sweden was 1.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2021.
What is the lowest temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
Is temporary employment agency workers by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temporary employment agency workers by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 554 data points, 2008–2025
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