Västerås
Västmanlands län
161,240 residents · 2025
Five-year population change
2020–2025
At least three years of post-secondary education
2025
Rank 38 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education
Statistics from SCB
Labour market in Västerås
Share of the register-based labour force aged 16–65 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
2025 · Statistics from Arbetsförmedlingen
Registered unemployed
9.1%
Rank 23 of 290, Registered unemployed- Västerås
- 9.1%
- Sweden
- 6.9%
2.2 percentage points higher than Sweden
Covers people registered with Arbetsförmedlingen, not SCB’s Labour Force Surveys (AKU).
Openly unemployed: 4.2% · In a subsidised programme: 4.9%
- Women
- 9.1%
- Men
- 9.1%
2025 · Statistics from Arbetsförmedlingen
Youth unemployment, ages 18–24
10.8%
Rank 46 of 290, Youth unemployment, ages 18–24- Västerås
- 10.8%
- Sweden
- 7.8%
3.0 percentage points higher than Sweden
Openly unemployed: 4.7% · In a subsidised programme: 6.1%
- Women
- 9.4%
- Men
- 12.2%
Trend 2008–2025
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From 2023, the statistics are built on Arbetsförmedlingen’s BAS register rather than RAMS, and the age group widened at the same time from 16–64 to 16–65. Compare years either side of the switch with caution.
Source
Share of the register-based labour force aged 16–65 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
The figures are annual averages of monthly figures. Registered unemployment varies across the year, especially among young people, so a single monthly figure from Arbetsförmedlingen normally differs from the annual average.
From 2023, the statistics are built on Arbetsförmedlingen’s BAS register rather than RAMS, and the age group widened at the same time from 16–64 to 16–65. Compare years either side of the switch with caution.
- Registered unemployed
- Share of the register-based labour force aged 16–65 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
- Youth unemployment, ages 18–24
- Share of the register-based labour force aged 18–24 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
Source
Share of the register-based labour force aged 16–65 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
The figures are annual averages of monthly figures. Registered unemployment varies across the year, especially among young people, so a single monthly figure from Arbetsförmedlingen normally differs from the annual average.
From 2023, the statistics are built on Arbetsförmedlingen’s BAS register rather than RAMS, and the age group widened at the same time from 16–64 to 16–65. Compare years either side of the switch with caution.
- Registered unemployed
- Share of the register-based labour force aged 16–65 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.
- Youth unemployment, ages 18–24
- Share of the register-based labour force aged 18–24 registered as unemployed with Arbetsförmedlingen, openly or in a subsidised programme.