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).
Employment policy programmes are employment policy measures dependent on the economic climate which are available via job centres and can vary over time. Examples of programmes: labour market training, community work schemes, recruitment incentives, start-up incentives, employability development, trainee replacement schemes, workplace introduction, municipal youth programmes, etc.
Unemployed or in labour market schemes in 2025. Annual average
Proportion unemployed aged 16-64 of register based labor force aged 16-64
Municipality/Region
Unemployed
In labour market schemes
Unemployed + in labour market schemes
Number
Per cent
Ale
465
2,8
332
2,0
798
4,8
Alingsås
578
471
2,3
1 049
5,1
Bengtsfors
125
3,2
157
4,1
282
7,3
Bollebygd
114
83
1,7
198
Borås
2 224
3,8
2 006
3,4
4 230
Dals-Ed
43
2,1
41
84
4,0
Essunga
63
2,5
64
127
5,0
Falköping
541
510
1 051
6,6
Färgelanda
88
3,0
87
175
6,0
Grästorp
55
50
1,9
105
Gullspång
72
3,6
98
171
8,4
Göteborg
15 236
4,7
11 313
3,5
26 549
8,1
Götene
167
2,7
122
290
4,6
Herrljunga
132
2,9
86
218
Hjo
95
2,2
182
4,2
Härryda
521
310
1,5
831
Karlsborg
60
62
3,9
Kungälv
557
419
1,6
975
Lerum
469
378
847
Lidköping
467
434
900
4,5
Lilla Edet
215
3,1
178
392
5,6
Lysekil
141
176
318
5,3
Mariestad
276
293
569
Mark
459
388
Mellerud
115
151
265
6,7
Munkedal
131
2,4
245
Mölndal
1 131
688
1,8
1 818
Orust
120
271
Partille
700
3,3
479
1 179
Skara
270
247
518
5,7
Skövde
762
2,6
757
1 519
Sotenäs
148
3,7
Stenungsund
301
286
587
Strömstad
106
4,4
Svenljunga
145
116
260
Tanum
130
1,4
213
Tibro
195
362
Tidaholm
261
4,3
Tjörn
97
1,3
238
Tranemo
112
243
Trollhättan
1 095
1 375
2 469
8,3
Töreboda
135
139
274
6,8
Uddevalla
928
1 022
1 950
7,0
Ulricehamn
303
235
538
Vara
201
353
Vårgårda
166
143
309
Vänersborg
625
743
1 368
7,2
Åmål
192
259
4,9
450
8,5
Öckerö
101
70
1,2
170
Västra Götaland County
31 564
26 035
57 599
6,4
Sweden
199 202
167 668
366 871
6,9
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service