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. Halland County
2024
Municipality/ Region
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Falkenberg
771
762
707
Halmstad
1 940
1 902
1 809
Hylte
191
192
196
Kungsbacka
770
811
Laholm
354
369
356
Varberg
875
911
856
Halland County
4 901
4 947
4 694
Sweden
183144
182719
178389
Difference 2023-2024, per cent
25,0
25,5
27,1
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service
2023
674
659
596
520
499
490
539
578
580
584
641
738
1 540
1 583
1 506
1 391
1 337
1 449
1 545
1 698
1 705
1 760
1 775
1 956
138
149
135
118
123
145
143
147
155
162
562
566
555
527
497
557
644
654
656
670
717
333
326
316
272
266
284
305
306
332
348
541
502
515
570
612
687
746
822
3 921
3 942
3 692
3 369
3 224
3 430
3 748
3 981
4 058
4 168
4 335
4 743
160812
158437
152539
146580
141017
150807
161674
166463
167654
167684
168936
178054
Difference 2022-2023, per cent
-11,5
-7,8
-8,2
-12,1
-13,1
-7,1
-1,2
3,8
7,2
13,4
23,7
24,7