Sweden labour force participation rate history: choose a year or date to look up past values. Preview the observations and download your selection.
- History starts
- January 2001
- History ends
- August 2026
- Frequency
- Monthly observations
- Unit
- Percent
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8 observations · January 2026 to August 2026
| Date or period | Value · Percent | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 74.4% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| February 2026 | 75.3% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| March 2026 | 75.9% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| April 2026 | 74.9% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| May 2026 | 76.5% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| June 2026 | 78.4% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| July 2026 | 78.1% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
| August 2026 | 77.5% | Statistics Sweden (SCB) |
Sweden labour force participation rate history by year
Full history →| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 76.4% | 78.4%June 2026 | 74.4%January 2026 | ▲ +3.1 |
| 2025 | 75.7% | 78.2%June 2025 | 74.7%February 2025 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2024 | 75.3% | 79.0%June 2024 | 73.8%November 2024 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2023 | 75.2% | 78.3%June 2023 | 73.6%January 2023 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2022 | 74.4% | 77.3%June 2022 | 72.7%January 2022 | ▲ +0.3 |
| 2021 | 73.6% | 76.1%July 2021 | 71.3%January 2021 | ▲ +1.3 |
| 2020 | 73.0% | 74.9%July 2020 | 72.0%March 2020 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2019 | 73.2% | 75.4%July 2019 | 71.6%January 2019 | ▲ +0.5 |
| 2018 | 72.8% | 75.3%July 2018 | 71.7%January 2018 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2017 | 72.6% | 74.8%June 2017 | 71.3%January 2017 | ▲ +0.2 |
| 2016 | 71.9% | 74.2%June 2016 | 70.8%January 2016 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2015 | 71.9% | 73.8%June 2015 | 70.7%December 2015 | ▼ −0.3 |
| 2014 | 71.8% | 74.4%June 2014 | 70.2%January 2014 | ▲ +0.5 |
| 2013 | 71.3% | 74.0%June 2013 | 69.8%January 2013 | ▲ +0.6 |
| 2012 | 71.0% | 74.0%June 2012 | 69.4%January 2012 | ▲ +0.9 |
| 2011 | 70.8% | 73.6%June 2011 | 69.8%January 2011 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2010 | 70.3% | 73.2%July 2010 | 69.0%January 2010 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2009 | 70.4% | 73.4%June 2009 | 69.3%October 2009 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2008 | 71.1% | 74.1%June 2008 | 69.6%December 2008 | ▼ −0.4 |
| 2007 | 71.0% | 73.9%July 2007 | 69.8%March 2007 | ▼ −0.6 |
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| Year | Average | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70.6% | 73.8%July 2006 | 69.3%February 2006 | ▼ −0.1 |
| 2005 | 70.6% | 73.8%June 2005 | 68.7%January 2005 | ▲ +1.3 |
| 2004 | 70.6% | 73.4%July 2004 | 69.4%November 2004 | ▲ +0.1 |
| 2003 | 70.8% | 73.7%June 2003 | 69.7%January 2003 | ▲ +0.4 |
| 2002 | 71.0% | 74.1%June 2002 | 69.9%January 2002 | ▲ +0.5 |
| 2001 | 71.1% | 73.8%June 2001 | 70.0%January 2001 | ▲ +0.5 |
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