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
Proportion unemployed aged 16-64 of register based labor force aged 16-64
Municipality/Region
Unemployed
In labour market schemes
Unemployed + in labour market schemes
Number
Per cent
Ale
405
2,4
359
2,2
765
4,6
Alingsås
514
2,5
463
978
4,7
Bengtsfors
104
2,6
178
4,5
282
7,1
Bollebygd
107
70
1,4
177
3,6
Borås
2 235
3,8
1 982
3,4
4 217
7,2
Dals-Ed
43
2,1
42
2,0
84
4,1
Essunga
52
67
119
Falköping
472
3,0
495
3,1
967
6,1
Färgelanda
74
2,8
158
5,3
Grästorp
59
51
1,9
110
Gullspång
81
3,9
93
174
8,4
Göteborg
13 693
4,2
11 087
24 779
7,7
Götene
123
242
Herrljunga
100
1,8
181
4,0
Hjo
79
86
165
Härryda
431
295
726
3,5
Karlsborg
57
124
Kungälv
493
435
1,7
928
Lerum
442
344
1,6
786
Lidköping
412
445
858
4,3
Lilla Edet
211
180
391
5,6
Lysekil
150
2,7
315
5,1
Mariestad
273
2,3
287
560
4,8
Mark
449
373
821
Mellerud
109
4,4
Munkedal
126
117
243
4,9
Mölndal
947
648
1 595
Orust
131
121
252
3,7
Partille
591
2,9
460
1 050
Skara
247
499
5,5
Skövde
673
717
1 390
Sotenäs
92
65
157
Stenungsund
279
265
544
Strömstad
179
127
305
Svenljunga
143
269
5,4
Tanum
97
223
Tibro
159
204
363
6,8
Tidaholm
254
Tjörn
95
1,3
218
Tranemo
137
113
250
Trollhättan
1 025
1 481
5,0
2 506
Töreboda
120
138
3,3
258
6,3
Uddevalla
879
3,2
1 114
1 993
Ulricehamn
308
559
Vara
188
346
Vårgårda
164
141
Vänersborg
553
797
1 351
Åmål
166
271
437
8,1
Öckerö
89
1,5
77
167
Västra Götaland County
28 738
25 982
54 721
Sweden
186 103
171 013
357 116
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service