Average Weekly Hours in Sweden decreased to 18.90 Hours in July from 28.70 Hours in June of 2025. Average Weekly Hours in Sweden averaged 33.27 Hours from 1987 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 39.00 Hours in September of 1999 and a record low of 17.40 Hours in July of 2009. source: Statistics Sweden

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	18.90	28.70	Hours	Jul 2025
Employed Persons	5438.00	5402.00	Thousand	Jul 2025
Employment Change	0.10	0.00	percent	Jun 2025
Employment Rate	71.30	70.90	percent	Jul 2025
Full Time Employment	3962.50	3989.90	Thousand	Mar 2025
Job Vacancies	646.00	573.00	Hundred	Jul 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	77.50	78.20	percent	Jul 2025
Labour Costs	166.80	166.80	points	Jun 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.90	1.70	percent	Mar 2025
Part Time Employment	987.60	979.30	Thousand	Mar 2025
Population	10.59	10.55	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	106.46	105.50	points	Jun 2025
Retirement Age Men	63.00	63.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	474.00	559.00	Thousand	Jul 2025
Unemployment Rate	8.00	9.40	percent	Jul 2025
Wage Growth	2.80	3.20	percent	Jun 2025
Wages	208.30	207.60	SEK/Hour	Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing	224.40	223.90	SEK/Hour	Jun 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	24.60	23.90	percent	Jul 2025