Abstract

In 2019, Statistics Sweden initiated a development initiative labelled Subject Area Design Labour Market. The work aimed to analyse and identify current use and needs of labour market statistics, and using this as a starting point, to provide a broad analysis of the status of these statistics. The task also included proposing new statistics that describe the Swedish labour market. In May 2021, Statistics Sweden presented a three-stage plan for its future labour market statistics. The statistics are to meet user needs and must be fit for purpose, while taking into account aspects such as resource use and respondent burden. An important starting point is to use, as far as possible, already collected data for the production of the statistics. The first part of the paper provides an overview of the initiative Subject Area Design Labour Market and presents the main components of the plan. The second part of the paper provides information and reflections on the work carried out so far in implementing the plan and the results achieved. The paper is concluded with reflections on the remaining parts of the plan and the way forward.