Economic growth has brought down unemployment
Inequalities have widened
Gender wage gaps and the glass ceiling remain
Economic growth is robust
Swedes enjoy a high quality of life
The shortage of rental housing is acute in Stockholm
Labour, capital and productivity all contribute to growth
Unemployment is declining
Some groups are struggling to access employment
Migration rejuvenates the population
Inflation is still below target
Housing prices are soaring
The underlying budget balance is projected to turn negative
Environmental performance is strong
Residential construction has not kept up with population growth
Inequalities have been widening, but remain low
The income distribution has widened since the 1990s
Falling absolute poverty and low deprivation
Structural change increased inequalities
Low demand for low-skilled workers, but increasing supply
Intergenerational mobility still high, despite rising top incomes
Swedish women's employment rate is high
Taxes on second earners and childcare costs are low
The gender wage gap is close to the OECD average
Less than one third of company board members are women
Parental leave is fairly generous
Gender segregation across occupations is high
Education choices vary widely across genders
Only a third of sole-proprietor enterprises are owned by women
Inequalities have been widening since the 1990s, but remain low
A secular decline in inequality reversed around 1980
Rising female employment boosted equity after World War II
Inequality trends before and after taxes and transfers
The income distribution has widened since the 1990s (graph)
Relative incomes fell while purchasing power increased in the lower part of the distribution
The incidence of material deprivation is low in Sweden
The evolution of the shares of productive spending and distortionary taxation
The employment rate is high
Countries with low gross earnings inequality also tend to have higher social spending
Employment opportunities for the low-skilled are limited
Migrants have lower education and literacy than natives
Non-labour immigration is high
Employment protection is relatively strict
Owner occupied housing
Overcrowded housing is fairly common in the bottom 20% of the income distribution
Rental regulations lead to long queues
Non-EU migrants are likely to live in overcrowded housing
Rising top incomes contributed strongly to widening inequality
Income mobility is high in general
Gender equality is associated with high GDP per capita
The foreign-born female employment rate is low compared to natives
Gender equality is associated with low income inequality
Gender equality favours work-life balance
Women score higher than men on many well-being dimensions
Girls outperform boys in education
Many women work part time, often involuntarily
Women spend more time than men in unpaid work
Women are under-represented in management