SE · 2017 · lfsa_ergan

Employment rates by citizenship

Sweden, 2017

Employment rates by citizenship
75.4%
Sweden, 2017
▲ 0.8% vs 2016 (74.8%)
Analysis

In 2017, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship increased by 0.8% compared to 2016, reaching 75.4%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 61.3%.

Sweden ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.0% (from 71.8% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
123.0%
EU-27: 61.3%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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