SE · 2017 · lfsa_ergan
Employment rates by citizenship
Sweden, 2017
Employment rates by citizenship
78.3%
Sweden, 2017
▲ 1.0% vs 2016 (77.5%)
Analysis
In 2017, Sweden's employment rates by citizenship increased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 78.3%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 72.1%.
Sweden ranks 5th 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 3.6% (from 75.6% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_ergan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
108.6%
EU-27: 72.1%
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · lfsa_ergan