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
Municipality/Region
Unemployed
In labour market schemes
Unemployed + in labour market schemes
Number
Per cent
Arjeplog
27
2,2
17
1,4
44
3,6
Arvidsjaur
85
2,9
33
1,2
118
4,1
Boden
329
2,4
227
1,7
556
Gällivare
134
1,5
78
0,9
212
Haparanda
157
99
2,6
256
6,7
Jokkmokk
42
1,9
26
68
3,1
Kalix
193
2,7
141
2,0
334
4,7
Kiruna
202
0,8
301
Luleå
957
2,3
760
1,8
1 717
4,2
Pajala
57
29
86
Piteå
434
2,1
322
756
Älvsbyn
100
2,8
73
173
4,8
Överkalix
53
3,9
35
2,5
88
6,4
Övertorneå
46
38
84
5,2
Norrbotten County
2 816
1 976
1,6
4 791
Sweden
199 202
3,8
167 668
3,2
366 871
6,9
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service