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Europe > Sweden > Labor

SWEDISH LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural workers > Female 1% [72nd of 77]
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 2 % Time series [53rd of 94]
Female decision makers 29% [31st of 67]
force, total 4,683,586 Time series [73rd of 184]
Gender division of housework 2.25 [4th of 13]
Hours worked 1,564 hours [7th of 9]
Labor force 4,839,000 Time series [63rd of 132]
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74%
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 24% Time series [7th of 29]
Labor force > By occupation > Services 74% Time series [4th of 29]
Long term unemployment 1.4% [16th of 27]
Strikes 9 [21st of 27]
Trade union membership 82% [1st of 18]
Unemployment 4.4% [15th of 18]
Unemployment gender ratio 87% [27th of 30]
Unemployment rate 6.1% Time series [50th of 107]
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 6.5 % Time series [51st of 101]
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
25-32 working days, depending on age
Work Time > More than 40 hours 61.5% [6th of 18]
Youth unemployment 11.9% [15th of 30]

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SOURCES: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; World Development Indicators database; calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002; Jeanne A. Batalova and Philip N. Cohen, 'Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective', Journal of Marriage and Family 64, August 2002, p.748; OECD; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook. Paris; OECD; Figures are from the OECD. The figures are from EIRO for France, Ireland and Italy; OECD Historical Statistics; calculated on the basis of data on male and female unemployment rates from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook 2001. Paris; Wikipedia: Vacation ; ILO, Key Indicators;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige

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