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As of the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate in Sweden was 69.4 percent, compared with 69.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Increase in the working-age population

The steady increase in the employment rate over the past 10 years is partly a result of an increasing population of working age, from 15 to 74 years, during the same period. In 2021, roughly five million inhabitants in Sweden were employed, which is a number that constantly increased from 2010 until the outbreak of COVID-19.  

Most employed in the private sector

The largest sector in Sweden in 2021 was the private sector, where over three million individuals were employed. The municipal sector was the second largest, with roughly 1.2 million employees.