Labor market in Karlstad Municipality

Unemployment, employment and establishment in Karlstad. Sources: Public Employment Service and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 7 indicators · Package version: v2 · Updated: 2026-08-09

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)

2.82 %

2025 · -30.9 % vs 2020

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)

3.01 %

2025 · -28.5 % vs 2020

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)

63.7 %

2024 · +28.1 % vs 2019

All indicators

Openly unemployed 18–65, share of population (%)

2.82 %(2025)

20142025

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937 (Kolada:N03937) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsArbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03937

Residents receiving social assistance during the year, share of population (%)

3.01 %(2025)

20142025

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada N31807 (Kolada:N31807) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsSocialstyrelsen via Kolada N31807

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%)

63.7 %(2024)

20142024

Employed refugees/family reunified 20–64, 4–6 years of residence, share (%), Karlstad — 2014–2024 (%)
Year	Value (%)
2014	33.3
2015	43.4
2016	40
2017	47.2
2018	50.9
2019	49.7
2020	43.5
2021	47.8
2022	54.9
2023	65.6
2024	63.7

Source: SCB via Kolada N02994 (Kolada:N02994) · 2014–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

11 yearsSCB via Kolada N02994

Households receiving social assistance, number

1906 households(2025)

20142025

Households receiving social assistance, number, Karlstad — 2014–2025 (hushåll)
Year	Value (hushåll)
2014	2,576
2015	2,502
2017	2,351
2018	2,338
2019	2,411
2020	2,360
2021	2,183
2022	1,985
2023	1,833
2024	1,857
2025	1,906

Source: Socialstyrelsen via Kolada N31910 (Kolada:N31910) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

11 yearsSocialstyrelsen via Kolada N31910

Employment rate, foreign-born 20–64 (%)

69.9 %(2024)

20202024

Source: SCB via Kolada N02268 (Kolada:N02268) · 2020–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

5 yearsSCB via Kolada N02268

Long-term unemployed, 25–65, share of population (%)

3.56 %(2025)

20142025

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03926 (Kolada:N03926) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsArbetsförmedlingen via Kolada N03926

Residents aged 16–24 not in employment, education or training (%)

4.96 %(2024)

20142024

Source: SCB via Kolada N02797 (Kolada:N02797) · 2014–2024 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

11 yearsSCB via Kolada N02797

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