The main rule is that a person is unemployed during the measurement week if he/she is not occupied, and in addition, meets the following criteria:
- Wishes to work.- Can take a job within 14 days.- Has applied for a job within the past four weeks, oranticipates beginning a new job shortly (within four weeks).
Unemployed by month. Norrbotten County
2024
Municipality/ Region
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Arjeplog
18
20
32
Arvidsjaur
64
61
72
Boden
345
331
317
Gällivare
93
96
103
Haparanda
132
127
124
Jokkmokk
41
38
Kalix
254
235
219
Kiruna
158
147
149
Luleå
807
786
800
Pajala
43
50
52
Piteå
425
423
418
Älvsbyn
94
101
100
Överkalix
56
66
Övertorneå
42
39
36
Norrbotten County
2 572
2 518
2 529
Sweden
183144
182719
178389
Difference 2023-2024, per cent
0,8
-1,2
2,3
-100,0
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service
2023
26
19
24
23
28
31
30
21
60
58
63
95
74
67
68
320
339
310
271
268
294
300
318
319
108
97
89
113
120
114
139
141
131
116
123
138
134
125
45
33
37
35
34
196
195
187
155
168
186
194
198
212
253
160
152
146
153
151
157
144
855
838
801
764
708
771
812
863
873
831
806
811
40
47
46
44
432
466
444
398
343
346
378
413
406
420
446
80
82
88
73
81
87
79
75
83
51
49
2 552
2 549
2 472
2 411
2 128
2 222
2 374
2 520
2 502
2 475
2 600
160812
158437
152539
146580
141017
150807
161674
166463
167654
167684
168936
178054
Difference 2022-2023, per cent
-17,8
-12,3
-11,7
-9,5
-10,2
-5,5
-3,2
0,2
-0,5
1,5
3,6
0,5