Joint-stock corporations that were not controlled by the government sector was the largest sector in Sweden in 2020 terms of number of employees. Nearly 2.9 million people were employed in this sector. The second largest sector was the primary government sector, with nearly 892,000 employees. Roughly 267,000 were employed in the central government sector.
Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector
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Statistics Sweden. (November 24, 2022). Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector." Chart. November 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of Employed People in Sweden in 2021, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/
Statistics Sweden, Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of employed people in Sweden in 2021, by sector [Graph], Statistics Sweden, November 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530483/sweden-employment-by-sector/