Number of workplaces with employees

Present Timeline Index

Last update: 2025-02-06

Explanation

The statistics include active companies and their workplaces. A company is considered active if it is registered for VAT, registered as an employer or registered for preliminary tax in a business sector exempt from VAT. All active companies have at least one workplace. Workplace, in this regard, refers to every address, property or group of properties where the company conducts its activities.
The business sector in which the company operates is indicated by a numeric code, an SNI code, according to the Swedish Standard of Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities. This branch-specific code (SNI) is assigned to the company according to the primary activity in which it engages. If the company conducts several activities within different branches, the code is assigned according to the branch in which it is most dominant, based either on number of employees or greatest turnover.

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Number of workplaces with empoyees in 1998-2023
Year	Västra Götaland County	Sweden	Västra Götaland County as per cent of Sweden's
1998	46 246	282 002	16,4
1999	46 781	287 239	16,3
2000	47 351	291 803	16,2
2001	47 631	293 995	16,2
2002	46 986	290 477	16,2
2003	47 343	290 879	16,3
2004	47 751	293 235	16,3
2005	48 566	297 594	16,3
2006	50 452	310 448	16,3
2007	52 144	320 621	16,3
2008	53 305	329 117	16,2
2009	53 606	331 387	16,2
2010	54 567	340 097	16,0
2011	57 074	355 356	16,1
2012	59 202	369 398	16,0
2013	60 287	376 892	16,0
2014	61 389	384 420	16,0
2015	62 471	392 114	15,9
2016	62 788	395 331	15,9
2017	64 683	406 898	15,9
2018	66 492	419 132	15,9
2019	67 966	427 133	15,9
2020	62 221	389 659	16,0
2021	64 290	402 611	16,0
2022	66 220	413 505	16,0
2023	66 923	417 175	16,0
Source: Statistics Sweden