The number of work permits granted in Sweden over the past ten years peaked in 2022, when roughly 24,000 permits were granted. It dropped sharply in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic, before increasing again in 2021 and 2022. Of the work permits granted in 2022, the highest number was granted to
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Migrant workers
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- Premium Statistic Number of work permits granted in Sweden 2012-2022
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Living conditions
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- Premium Statistic People with a foreign background in Sweden 2022, by household status and background
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Migrationsverket. (January 9, 2023). Number of work permits granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of work permits granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Chart. January 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/
Migrationsverket. (2023). Number of work permits granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/
Migrationsverket. "Number of Work Permits Granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/
Migrationsverket, Number of work permits granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Number of work permits granted in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Migrationsverket, January 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299698/number-work-permits-granted-sweden/