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
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
312
1,9
326
2,0
638
3,9
Alingsås
402
496
2,4
899
4,4
Bengtsfors
104
2,6
185
4,7
289
7,3
Bollebygd
84
1,7
78
1,6
162
3,4
Borås
1 837
3,1
1 969
3 806
6,5
Dals-Ed
47
2,2
48
2,3
96
4,6
Essunga
54
2,1
76
2,9
130
5,0
Falköping
365
570
3,6
935
5,9
Färgelanda
2,5
95
171
5,7
Grästorp
3,5
Gullspång
75
97
172
7,8
Göteborg
11 060
10 726
21 787
6,9
Götene
108
122
229
Herrljunga
88
87
175
3,8
Hjo
68
90
158
3,7
Härryda
347
302
1,5
650
3,2
Karlsborg
51
67
117
Kungälv
413
451
1,8
864
Lerum
351
348
698
Lidköping
331
782
Lilla Edet
168
169
336
Lysekil
153
178
5,3
Mariestad
240
529
4,5
Mark
357
349
706
4,1
Mellerud
114
2,8
199
4,8
313
7,6
Munkedal
111
121
233
Mölndal
711
1 361
Orust
109
218
Partille
461
453
914
Skara
214
267
481
Skövde
573
761
1 334
Sotenäs
73
66
139
Stenungsund
224
255
479
Strömstad
138
128
265
Svenljunga
112
123
235
Tanum
113
Tibro
135
205
340
6,4
Tidaholm
105
119
Tjörn
1,4
92
1,2
197
Tranemo
120
225
Trollhättan
906
1 594
5,5
2 500
8,6
Töreboda
150
254
6,1
Uddevalla
741
2,7
1 178
4,2
1 919
Ulricehamn
261
256
517
Vara
174
4,3
Vårgårda
274
Vänersborg
515
834
1 349
7,2
Åmål
170
292
5,4
462
8,5
Öckerö
1,1
91
157
Västra Götaland County
23 620
26 088
3,0
49 708
5,6
Sweden
160 055
173 445
3,3
333 500
Source: The Swedish Public Employment Service