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
2026
Municipality/ Region
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Arjeplog
20
19
Arvidsjaur
75
72
Boden
314
327
Gällivare
134
137
Haparanda
171
161
Jokkmokk
49
50
Kalix
210
198
Kiruna
181
189
Luleå
990
966
Pajala
51
47
Piteå
470
445
Älvsbyn
94
Överkalix
54
Övertorneå
60
61
Norrbotten County
2 870
2 820
Sweden
202688
198549
Difference 2025-2026, per cent
-3,1
-3,0
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service
2025
15
27
31
28
30
29
80
78
85
97
89
86
92
81
70
355
345
340
343
311
319
333
339
313
316
307
113
125
126
129
131
132
157
160
152
120
146
156
153
145
162
164
158
48
40
38
41
39
35
45
226
218
213
182
176
183
173
197
205
200
219
186
193
204
185
1 000
969
929
906
860
963
996
999
944
998
965
954
69
64
56
57
43
55
66
481
457
426
383
402
417
428
420
448
442
458
110
107
90
105
98
101
108
88
58
62
53
52
46
44
2 963
2 907
2 792
2 580
2 724
2 789
2 823
2 761
2 925
2 863
2 790
206447
201240
196059
190077
188399
201528
209164
208656
198510
196074
195387
198888
Difference 2024-2025, per cent
15,2
15,4
13,5
12,9
11,4
15,5
12,6
9,8
7,7
12,8
8,7
-1,3