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 2023. Annual average
Municipality/Region
Unemployed
In labour market schemes
Unemployed + in labour market schemes
Number
Per cent
Arjeplog
26
2,0
18
1,4
44
3,4
Arvidsjaur
68
2,4
51
1,8
119
4,2
Boden
310
2,2
342
2,5
651
4,7
Gällivare
102
1,1
127
229
2,6
Haparanda
128
150
4,0
278
7,4
Jokkmokk
37
1,6
31
1,3
2,9
Kalix
191
183
374
5,1
Kiruna
153
113
1,0
266
Luleå
811
1 003
1 814
4,6
Pajala
42
1,7
35
78
3,1
Piteå
409
454
863
Älvsbyn
84
2,3
103
2,8
187
5,0
Överkalix
45
34
79
5,4
Övertorneå
38
40
Norrbotten County
2 444
2 682
5 126
Sweden
160 055
3,0
173 445
3,3
333 500
6,4
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service