Sweden: employment by type and gender 2023

In 2023, more people in Sweden had a permanent job than a temporary one, both among men and women. Over 3.9 million inhabitants in Sweden were in permanent employment in 2022, and over 1.9 million of them were women, compared to above two million men. Furthermore, there were more female than male temporary employees, and there were more men than women engaged in self-employment.

Increasing number of employees

Since 2008, the number of employed people in Sweden increased until 2019. However, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the number of employees in Sweden fell, but increased in the years after.

Gender difference in the employment rate

The employment rate among men and women followed basically the same pattern over the last 20 years, but differed in the level of employment. The employment rate among men was higher than among women for all years considered.

Number of employed people in Sweden in 2023, by type of employment and gender (in thousands)

Characteristic	Men	Women
Permanent employees	2,083	1,964.2
Temporary employees	317.7	382
Self-employed & family workers	371.6	151.4

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Release date

April 2024

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

2023

Age group

15-74 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The self-employed group includes self-employed persons who have either some form of sole proprietorship, or persons who are freelancers. Family worker includes persons who work without pay in some company belonging to a household member."

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