In 2019, approximately 29 thousand people were employed in the postal services sector in Sweden. In the period of consideration, figures declined, falling from a peak of roughly 41 thousand people employed in 2010.
Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Sweden from 2008 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
* Break in time series.
Employment as defined by the International Labour Organization comprises "all persons of working age who during a specified brief period, such as one week or one day, were in the following categories: a) paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work); or b) self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work)."
Data coverage corresponds to code H53 of the NACE_R2 of economic activities, which is postal and courier activities.
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Eurostat. (September 1, 2020). Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062973/sweden-postal-services-employment/
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Eurostat. (2020). Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062973/sweden-postal-services-employment/
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Number of employees in the postal and courier activities industry in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062973/sweden-postal-services-employment/