Unemployed

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Last update: 2025-01-15

Explanation

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).

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Unemployed of the population aged 16-64 years, annual average in 2024
Municipality/Region	Number	Proportion (%)
Ale	405	2,4
Alingsås	514	2,5
Bengtsfors	104	2,6
Bollebygd	107	2,2
Borås	2 235	3,8
Dals-Ed	43	2,1
Essunga	52	2,0
Falköping	472	3,0
Färgelanda	74	2,5
Grästorp	59	2,2
Gullspång	81	3,9
Göteborg	13 693	4,2
Götene	123	2,0
Herrljunga	100	2,2
Hjo	79	1,9
Härryda	431	2,1
Karlsborg	57	1,8
Kungälv	493	1,9
Lerum	442	2,0
Lidköping	412	2,1
Lilla Edet	211	3,0
Lysekil	150	2,4
Mariestad	273	2,3
Mark	449	2,6
Mellerud	109	2,7
Munkedal	126	2,6
Mölndal	947	2,5
Orust	131	1,9
Partille	591	2,9
Skara	247	2,7
Skövde	673	2,3
Sotenäs	92	2,3
Stenungsund	279	2,0
Strömstad	179	2,8
Svenljunga	143	2,9
Tanum	126	2,2
Tibro	159	3,0
Tidaholm	126	2,1
Tjörn	123	1,7
Tranemo	137	2,4
Trollhättan	1 025	3,4
Töreboda	120	2,9
Uddevalla	879	3,2
Ulricehamn	308	2,5
Vara	188	2,5
Vårgårda	164	2,7
Vänersborg	553	2,9
Åmål	166	3,1
Öckerö	89	1,5
Västra Götaland County	28 738	3,2
Sweden	186 103	3,5
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service

Unemployed, annual average in 2008-2025

Year	Number unemployed aged 16-64		Proportion (%) unemployed of the population aged 16-64
Year	Västra Götaland County	Sweden	Västra Götaland County	Sweden
2008	24 725	150 284	3,3	3,4
2009	43 090	236 828	5,4	5,7
2010	39 736	231 288	4,9	4,9
2011	32 973	206 431	4,3	4,6
2012	34 924	212 898	4,4	4,6
2013	34 813	214 295	4,3	4,5
2014	32 540	202 463	4,1	4,3
2015	30 766	194 385	3,8	4,1
2016	29 155	189 718	3,6	4,0
2017	29 022	191 927	3,6	4,0
2018	28 561	185 710	3,4	3,8
2019	28 947	187 000	3,4	3,7
2020	41 396	252 029	4,7	4,9
2021	31 728	198 272	3,6	3,8
2022	23 662	160 051	2,9	3,2
2023	23 620	160 055	2,7	3,0
2024	28 738	186 103	3,2	3,5
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service

Unemployed, annual average 2008-2025. Index year 2008=100

Year	Unemployed. Index year 2008=100
Year	Västra Götaland County	Sweden
2008	100	100
2009	164	168
2010	148	144
2011	130	135
2012	133	135
2013	130	132
2014	124	126
2015	115	121
2016	110	118
2017	108	118
2018	103	110
2019	103	110
2020	143	144
2021	109	112
2022	87	95
2023	81	89
2024	97	103
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service