Employment Rate in Sweden increased to 69.80 percent in July from 69.60 percent in June of 2019. Employment Rate in Sweden averaged 66.31 percent from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 70.80 percent in July of 2018 and a record low of 62.60 percent in January of 2010. In Sweden, the employment rate measures the number of people who have a job as a percentage of the working age population. This page provides – Sweden Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.