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Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate 2026-02-16 08:00 Europe/Stockholm: data, chart, and analysis

Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 75.5 on Feb 16, 2026, compared with 76.2 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
75.5
Previous
76.2
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-01-31

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Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2026-01-31
SEK Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2026-01-31. Latest: 75.5.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 75.5 on Feb 16, 2026, compared with 76.2 previously. See the full release history, chart, Riksbank context, and API access for this series.

The parent Labor Force Participation Rate page shows the full time series for Sweden. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For SEK event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID sek_participation_rate_2026-02-16
API announcement ID sek_participation_rate_2026-01-31
Release time
2026-02-16 07:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-01-31
Actual value 75.5
Previous value 76.2
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1771225200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-03-13 08:00 Europe/Stockholm · 76

Older release

2026-01-23 08:00 Europe/Stockholm · 76.2

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate.

What did Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate was 75.5% in January 2026. The previous reading was 76.2%.

When was this Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate release published?

This release was published on Feb 16, 2026 at 08:00 Europe/Stockholm.

When is the next Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate release?

The next Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate release is scheduled for Nov 20, 2026.

What is the official source for Sweden Labor Force Participation Rate?

Statistics Sweden publishes the official Labor Force Participation Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1771225200,
  "announcement_id": "sek_participation_rate_2026-01-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/publishing-calendar/?prodKod=AM0401\u0026period=Custom\u0026dateFrom=2026-01-01\u0026dateTo=2026-12-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-06-28T04:57:03.786177Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1782622623786177269,
  "date": "2026-01-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 11305623786.177,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_actual_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791243002107931000,
  "previous_value": 76.2,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/publishing-calendar/?prodKod=AM0401\u0026period=Custom\u0026dateFrom=2026-01-01\u0026dateTo=2026-12-31",
      "epoch": 1771225200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
      "val": 75.5
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/publishing-calendar/?prodKod=AM0401\u0026period=Custom\u0026dateFrom=2026-01-01\u0026dateTo=2026-12-31",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1771225200,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791243002107931000,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 75.5,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 75.5,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}