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
2025
Municipality/ Region
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Arjeplog
20
15
27
Arvidsjaur
80
78
85
Boden
355
345
340
Gällivare
113
125
Haparanda
146
156
171
Jokkmokk
48
50
Kalix
226
218
213
Kiruna
200
Luleå
1 000
969
929
Pajala
69
64
56
Piteå
481
457
445
Älvsbyn
110
107
Överkalix
55
47
58
Övertorneå
60
54
51
Norrbotten County
2 963
2 907
2 870
Sweden
206447
201240
196059
Difference 2024-2025, per cent
15,2
15,4
13,5
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service
2024
18
32
43
34
33
25
61
72
67
65
62
74
331
317
301
293
320
326
306
294
93
96
103
106
115
116
101
109
114
132
127
124
108
111
120
112
128
134
143
41
38
29
31
30
254
235
219
199
180
177
183
181
196
201
158
147
149
153
159
186
191
184
185
807
786
800
796
773
819
876
898
901
900
889
966
52
46
26
35
44
57
425
423
418
383
346
339
366
411
414
429
460
94
100
105
102
66
53
49
42
39
36
45
2 572
2 518
2 529
2 474
2 317
2 359
2 478
2 571
2 563
2 594
2 634
2 827
183144
182719
178389
170595
168635
181096
189909
194713
192026
192482
195619
203903
Difference 2023-2024, per cent
0,8
-1,2
2,3
2,6
8,9
6,2
4,4
2,1
1,7
3,7
6,4
8,7