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 2024. Annual average
Municipality/Region
Unemployed
In labour market schemes
Unemployed + in labour market schemes
Number
Per cent
Arjeplog
28
2,3
17
1,4
45
3,6
Arvidsjaur
69
2,4
1,6
114
4,0
Boden
316
289
2,1
605
4,4
Gällivare
106
1,2
212
Haparanda
121
3,2
132
3,5
253
6,6
Jokkmokk
35
32
67
3,0
Kalix
199
2,8
171
369
5,2
Kiruna
166
95
0,8
262
2,2
Luleå
851
863
1 714
4,2
Pajala
44
1,8
31
1,3
75
3,1
Piteå
403
1,9
392
795
3,8
Älvsbyn
102
82
185
5,0
Överkalix
55
37
2,7
92
6,7
Övertorneå
40
2,5
38
77
4,8
Norrbotten County
2 536
2 330
4 866
Sweden
186 103
171 013
357 116
6,8
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service