# Sweden Employment Level – Aug 17, 2026: 5,312,300

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/employment/announcements/sek_employment_2026-08-17
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 5,312,300 |
| Previous | 5,271,800 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-08-17 09:30 Europe/Stockholm |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-08-17 07:30 UTC |
| Release ID | sek_employment_2026-08-17 |

Sweden Employment Level came in at 5,312,300 on Aug 17, 2026, compared with 5,271,800 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 | 5,354,400 | 5,312,300 | -- |
| 2026-08-17 | 5,312,300 | 5,271,800 | -- |
| 2026-07-17 | 5,271,800 | 5,317,900 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | 5,317,900 | 5,258,500 | -- |
| 2026-05-17 | 5,258,500 | 5,274,600 | -- |
| 2026-04-17 | 5,274,600 | 5,318,800 | -- |
| 2026-03-17 | 5,318,800 | 5,303,800 | -- |
| 2026-02-17 | 5,303,800 | 5,304,700 | -- |
| 2026-01-19 | 5,304,700 | 5,285,600 | -- |
| 2025-12-17 | 5,285,600 | 5,252,300 | -- |
| 2025-11-17 | 5,252,300 | 5,258,200 | -- |
| 2025-10-17 | 5,258,200 | 5,262,400 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/sek/employment
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/employment/announcements/sek_employment_2026-07-17
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/employment/announcements/sek_employment_2026-09-16
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/sweden/employment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt