The total number of employees in Sweden increased steadily from 2009 to 2019, before falling slightly in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19. In 2022, there were a total of nearly 4.7 million people employed in Sweden. Of these, most were permanently employed, amounting to nearly four million. Over 730,000 people were temporarily employed, whereas 514,000 were either self-employed or family workers, meaning that they work without salary in a company belonging to a member of the same household.
Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by type of employment (in 1,000s)
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Statistics Sweden. (January 27, 2023). Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by type of employment (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. (2023). Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by type of employment (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of Employed People in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by Type of Employment (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/
Statistics Sweden, Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, 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 02, 2023)
Number of employed people in Sweden from 2001 to 2022, by type of employment (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/527536/sweden-number-of-employed-people-by-type-of-employment/