This statistic shows the number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment. Most working people in Sweden were employed permanently (about 3.9 million), while the number of self-employed reached nearly 506 thousand.
Number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment
(in 1,000s)
The source adds the following information: "The self-employed group includes self-employed persons who have either some form of sole proprietorship, or persons who are freelancers. Family worker includes persons who work without pay in some company belonging to a household member."
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Statistics Sweden. (January 23, 2020). Number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. (2020). Number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of Employed People in Sweden in 2019, by Type of Employment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden, Number of employed people in Sweden in 2019, by type of employment (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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