Sweden: dismissals after COVID-19 outbreak by industry

A total of 26,773 individuals lost their jobs in Sweden in April 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19. The outbreak and following measures made it hard for several industries to survive. The highest number of dismissals in April 2020 was within the manufacturing industry, where the number amounted to over 4,500. The water supply and waste management industry had the lowest number of dismissals, with only 42 over the whole period. As of June 2024, the number of dismissals was 4,500.

The first case of COVID-19 in Sweden was confirmed on February 4, 2020. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Fact and Figures page.

Number of dismissals after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Sweden from 2020 to 2024, by industry

Characteristic	Manufacturing	Hotels and restaurants	Transportation and storage	Retail, wholesale, and motor vehicle trade	Arts and leisure	Property and travel	Law, economy, science, and technology	Information and communication	Construction	Other services and industries*	Education	Care and social services
June 2024	418	114	161	1,112	16	616	321	193	458	254	151	689
January 2024	636	111	287	1,145	225	407	430	299	733	283	300	139
August 2023	1,012	156	35	563	192	250	180	235	649	47	15	79
Dec 2022	563	87	276	306	44	295	203	197	278	46	39	127
Apr 2022	171	27	369	313	0	314	164	61	204	15	57	135
Dec 2021	23	60	130	72	24	364	58	27	235	244	43	26
Nov 2021	269	19	147	126	17	377	156	264	99	151	193	66
Aug 2021	277	20	178	230	36	111	365	110	318	115	39	77
Apr 2021	831	49	523	174	15	879	50	74	309	230	46	64
Jan 2021	314	313	490	638	500	225	202	111	276	134	16	191
Dec 2020	175	481	318	565	58	219	139	167	453	168	69	45
Sep 2020	1,395	277	521	862	53	740	770	147	1,008	64	97	185
Apr 2020	4,717	4,083	4,047	3,640	2,966	2,362	1,396	1,054	1,025	791	408	284

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

April 2020 to June 2024

Age group

16-64 years

Supplementary notes

*Other services and industries include the following industries: Electricity, gas and heat, Public administration and defense, Water supply, sewage and waste management, Agriculture and fishery, Real estate, Other services, Finance and insurance, and the Mining industry.

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