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
2026
Municipality/ Region
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Falkenberg
735
731
658
625
Halmstad
2 178
2 118
2 036
1 924
Hylte
195
181
194
176
Kungsbacka
941
921
927
890
Laholm
428
398
360
340
Varberg
904
853
779
758
Halland County
5 381
5 202
4 954
4 713
Sweden
202688
198549
191859
185492
Difference 2025-2026, per cent
-1,0
-1,3
-0,6
-0,7
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service
2025
798
770
696
646
637
630
642
654
629
660
659
718
2 059
2 031
1 956
1 904
1 952
2 067
2 119
2 180
2 123
2 098
2 177
224
212
211
204
190
193
208
192
196
946
922
899
845
878
949
987
968
920
908
912
919
466
439
401
367
346
373
363
350
361
389
400
940
897
821
768
799
860
835
816
820
849
888
5 433
5 271
4 984
4 745
4 771
4 998
5 189
5 192
5 025
5 068
5 102
5 306
206447
201240
196059
190077
188399
201528
209164
208656
198510
196074
195387
198888
Difference 2024-2025, per cent
10,9
6,5
6,2
7,7
10,7
9,3
7,9
2,9
-0,8
1,3
0,8
-1,2