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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2004
:
6,30%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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8 985 000
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4 882 270
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54%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2004
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2.4%
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22.5%
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75.1%
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| Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data |
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Employment contracts
Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts cannot be changed. The limits for dismissal are strict.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/2003
:
No legally mandated national minimum wage
Average wage for a
wage earner
in the manufacturing industry in
2001
:
12.5
euros
by
hour
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
33 %.
Employee:
6.95 %.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
40 hours
Retirement age:
65
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
85 %.
Unions:
LO LANDSORGANISATIONEN I SVERIGE (Swedish blue collar trade union centre) and TCO TJANSTEMANNENS CENTRALORGANISATION (White Collar union centre) can be listed.
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
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Ministry for Industry, Employment & Communications
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BIR Sweden 2002 (PDF file)
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