In 2016 based on people ages 15-74 the Swedish adult non-institutionalized population was about 7.3 million,the labor force was 5.2 million,and the number of people employed was 4.8 million.According to these numbers,the Swedish labor-force participation rate and unemployment rate were about

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The labor-force participation rate is the percentage of the adult population that is in the labor force. In this case, the labor force is 5.2 million and the adult population is 7.3 million, so the labor-force participation rate is 5.2 / 7.3 * 100 = 71.2%. The unemployment rate is the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed. In this case, the number of people employed is 4.8 million, so the number of people unemployed is 5.2 - 4.8 = 0.4 million. Therefore, the unemployment rate is 0.4 / 5.2 * 100 = 7.7%.

In 2016 Based on People Ages 15-74 the Swedish Adult