Employment rate in Västsverige
The employment rate in Västsverige was 81.7% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Västsverige, 2025
81.7%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
Sweden, 2025
81.8%
Position in 2025
60th of 289
Employment rate in Västsverige over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Västsverige | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.7% | 81.8% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | 81.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | 82.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | 82.0% |
| 2021 | 81.2%b (break in time series) | 80.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 81.6% | 80.8% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | 82.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2%b (break in time series) | 82.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2017 | 82.7% | 81.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | 80.5% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | 80.0% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | 79.4% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | 78.1% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | 80.4% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | 78.8% |
| 2005 | 79.3%b (break in time series) | 77.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 80.1% | 77.8% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | 78.5% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | 78.8% |
| 2001 | 79.8%b (break in time series) | 78.9%b (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 81.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 81.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Västsverige has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for Sweden in 2025 was 81.8%.