Unemployment statistics from the Public Employment Service comprise jobseekers without jobs who actively apply for jobs available on the labour market and can immediately take up employment, and who are not participating in employment policy programmes. The definition is different from that used by Statistics Sweden in labour force surveys (AKU).
Long-term unemployed:unemployed for more than 6 months for persons aged under 25 yearsunemployed for more than 12 months for persons aged over 25 years
Long-term unemploment in 2008-2025. Annual average
Year
Number
Proportion %
Västra Götaland County
Sweden
2008
11 143
62 994
1,5
1,4
2009
17 260
97 692
2,2
2,1
2010
27 863
153 700
3,5
3,3
2011
26 501
153 617
3,4
2012
25 932
155 682
2013
26 455
160 928
2014
25 090
156 923
3,1
2015
24 572
156 293
2016
23 875
157 813
3,0
2017
21 867
149 082
2,4
2018
21 817
149 111
2019
21 596
144 881
2,0
2,3
2020
24 511
163 396
2,6
2021
28 312
184 713
2,9
2022
23 796
161 672
2,8
2023
19 554
139 640
2,7
2024
19 925
142 933
2025
22 112
152 335
2,5
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service
Long-term unemploment in 2008-2025. Index year 2008=100
Long-term unemploment. Index 1995=100
100
147
234
229
238
224
235
239
212
232
208
231
202
143
170
140
167
139
163
156
181
179
204
189
219
151
188
191