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Best for jobs and careers in Sweden

Short answer: Number one is Täby with jobs and career score 89 of 100. The middle in Sweden is 49 of 100, and last is Perstorp with 10 of 100.

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290 municipalities by jobs and career score, highest first.

Best for jobs and careers in Sweden
Rank	Municipality	Jobs and career score, of 100	Unemployment, %	Median income, SEK/yr	New businesses, per 1,000
1	Täby	89	3.2	521,300	13.4
2	Danderyd	88	3.1	572,400	17.6
3	Kungsbacka	87	2.4	469,500	12.8
4	Nacka	86	3.6	500,200	15.2
4	Lidingö	86	3.4	505,900	15.9
6	Lomma	85	3.0	552,100	14.1
7	Solna	83	3.9	481,100	12.5
8	Mölndal	81	3.4	457,400	11.3
9	Vellinge	80	2.9	504,000	14.9
9	Härryda	80	3.0	475,300	11.6
9	Lerum	80	2.7	467,700	11.7
12	Värmdö	79	3.1	466,100	12.3
12	Ekerö	79	2.9	495,600	13.0
12	Tyresö	79	4.1	457,000	12.8
12	Stockholm	79	5.3	445,400	15.6
12	Kungälv	79	2.7	449,800	12.0
17	Höganäs	78	4.1	422,500	15.6
17	Skellefteå	78	2.4	423,500	10.3
19	Vaxholm	77	2.8	504,400	11.9
20	Sollentuna	76	5.3	466,600	13.3
20	Varberg	76	3.3	413,800	11.9
20	Partille	76	4.2	454,300	11.8
20	Kiruna	76	1.8	478,800	11.4
24	Vallentuna	75	3.2	464,300	12.5
24	Knivsta	75	3.2	451,100	14.0
24	Öckerö	75	2.0	459,100	9.9
24	Alingsås	75	3.7	412,000	11.5
28	Orust	74	3.0	406,400	14.7
28	Mora	74	2.4	392,600	11.5
28	Luleå	74	3.1	421,100	9.7
31	Trosa	73	3.0	434,900	12.1
31	Ängelholm	73	4.1	409,400	11.9
31	Tjörn	73	2.2	442,200	10.7
31	Skövde	73	3.9	414,800	10.7
31	Falun	73	3.2	402,900	11.4
31	Piteå	73	2.7	420,000	10.5
37	Österåker	72	3.2	455,200	10.7
37	Sundbyberg	72	5.4	446,900	12.8
37	Jönköping	72	4.4	394,100	11.5
37	Stenungsund	72	3.1	453,900	10.7
37	Sotenäs	72	3.1	412,600	12.7
37	Hammarö	72	2.8	461,700	10.1
43	Mörbylånga	70	2.7	408,000	11.3
43	Krokom	70	2.0	407,800	12.1
45	Huddinge	69	5.6	421,300	12.1
45	Kävlinge	69	4.0	448,200	11.4
45	Ystad	69	4.2	404,100	11.0
45	Leksand	69	2.6	389,200	12.3
45	Åre	69	2.6	382,100	18.4
50	Båstad	68	3.6	397,600	17.8
50	Göteborg	68	6.4	398,200	12.8
50	Lysekil	68	3.9	406,900	12.0
53	Håbo	67	3.8	437,100	10.1
53	Svedala	67	3.8	441,700	11.4
53	Lidköping	67	3.5	403,500	9.4
53	Malung-Sälen	67	2.5	388,600	15.0
53	Umeå	67	3.0	390,300	8.8
58	Järfälla	66	6.4	405,500	12.8
58	Norrtälje	66	3.6	384,000	12.6
60	Salem	65	4.4	447,000	12.0
60	Gotland	65	3.5	373,600	12.3
60	Ale	65	3.6	432,000	9.8
60	Östersund	65	3.5	388,200	10.2
64	Upplands Väsby	64	5.9	404,000	12.0
64	Habo	64	2.6	425,600	10.7
64	Staffanstorp	64	4.1	453,900	9.5
64	Falkenberg	64	4.4	383,900	12.0
64	Gagnef	64	2.2	392,300	13.2
64	Sundsvall	64	4.6	409,800	9.8
70	Haninge	63	5.9	398,800	11.8
70	Söderköping	63	3.5	405,800	12.0
70	Gällivare	63	1.6	491,700	9.3
70	Boden	63	2.9	412,600	8.9
74	Nykvarn	62	3.5	475,500	10.8
74	Karlsborg	62	2.9	410,400	10.8
74	Hjo	62	3.0	395,700	10.1
74	Kalix	62	3.6	395,600	14.2
78	Strängnäs	61	4.9	415,100	11.2
78	Tanum	61	2.5	389,300	11.6
78	Strömstad	61	3.6	398,500	10.7
78	Ulricehamn	61	3.5	390,800	9.9
78	Årjäng	61	2.3	391,200	11.9
78	Jokkmokk	61	2.0	404,800	12.9
84	Linköping	60	4.9	392,300	9.2
84	Karlskrona	60	4.7	405,800	9.1
84	Lekeberg	60	2.9	409,800	12.3
87	Värnamo	59	4.1	398,000	9.5
87	Höör	59	4.2	402,500	11.4
87	Laholm	59	4.6	380,300	12.9
87	Bollebygd	59	2.9	430,100	10.5
87	Västerås	59	7.0	399,500	11.2
87	Pajala	59	1.9	411,800	12.3
93	Upplands-Bro	58	6.4	398,900	12.3
93	Trelleborg	58	6.2	390,300	11.0
93	Mariestad	58	3.8	396,100	9.4
93	Karlstad	58	5.0	387,800	9.6
93	Örnsköldsvik	58	3.7	408,200	7.3
98	Sölvesborg	57	5.6	393,000	11.6
98	Helsingborg	57	9.2	382,900	13.1
98	Halmstad	57	6.2	383,800	10.7
98	Borås	57	6.0	382,600	11.0
98	Arvika	57	4.3	389,800	10.6
98	Storuman	57	2.3	378,500	13.9
104	Sigtuna	56	6.3	379,300	12.8
104	Östhammar	56	2.7	406,300	7.7
104	Lund	56	5.0	366,300	10.5
104	Simrishamn	56	4.4	365,300	14.3
104	Grästorp	56	3.0	388,700	15.5
104	Hudiksvall	56	4.4	386,700	10.8
110	Nynäshamn	55	5.3	393,900	11.6
110	Uppsala	55	4.8	382,900	9.8
110	Enköping	55	5.2	396,800	10.2
110	Vadstena	55	3.7	397,100	10.3
110	Kalmar	55	5.1	384,600	9.4
110	Sjöbo	55	4.5	382,700	14.2
110	Malmö	55	10.1	369,100	13.5
110	Uddevalla	55	6.0	392,400	9.8
110	Rättvik	55	3.1	375,400	12.7
110	Härjedalen	55	2.9	371,500	15.9
120	Nyköping	54	6.2	392,800	10.6
120	Skurup	54	5.2	391,600	11.7
120	Sunne	54	3.2	380,000	12.1
120	Nora	54	4.5	397,600	12.2
120	Orsa	54	3.4	363,300	12.7
120	Vännäs	54	2.7	398,000	8.1
120	Arvidsjaur	54	2.6	404,800	10.9
127	Munkedal	53	3.8	384,200	13.2
127	Vårgårda	53	3.9	402,300	10.0
127	Mark	53	3.9	388,500	9.1
127	Herrljunga	53	3.0	387,600	10.5
127	Älvdalen	53	2.9	374,900	12.6
127	Arjeplog	53	2.7	391,300	14.9
133	Mjölby	52	4.7	404,600	9.4
133	Falköping	52	5.0	383,300	10.9
133	Älvsbyn	52	3.3	396,000	12.2
136	Tranemo	51	3.8	395,200	9.9
136	Kil	51	3.7	400,200	9.3
136	Örebro	51	6.1	378,000	10.0
136	Askersund	51	3.3	398,700	10.8
140	Norrköping	50	7.4	384,400	9.9
140	Vara	50	3.4	375,600	9.7
140	Götene	50	3.3	398,800	8.8
140	Torsby	50	2.6	383,500	10.1
140	Lycksele	50	3.5	390,800	10.2
145	Växjö	49	6.1	384,200	9.0
145	Oskarshamn	49	4.9	410,500	7.2
145	Borgholm	49	3.5	362,200	13.2
145	Skara	49	4.8	389,500	9.4
145	Karlskoga	49	4.9	401,500	6.8
145	Säter	49	2.6	396,600	7.9
145	Gävle	49	7.4	394,000	8.8
145	Timrå	49	5.2	397,300	9.8
153	Ljungby	48	4.3	388,900	9.3
153	Lilla Edet	48	4.3	399,100	10.5
153	Forshaga	48	4.5	385,900	10.1
156	Gnesta	47	4.2	396,700	10.4
156	Vaggeryd	47	3.3	395,400	9.3
156	Landskrona	47	8.8	368,400	11.4
156	Eslöv	47	6.4	385,700	10.2
156	Kristianstad	47	7.7	377,500	10.8
156	Vänersborg	47	5.9	390,100	8.5
156	Trollhättan	47	7.1	390,200	8.5
156	Borlänge	47	6.2	378,100	9.4
156	Berg	47	3.1	356,400	15.2
156	Robertsfors	47	2.9	383,600	11.5
166	Botkyrka	46	8.1	360,700	11.9
166	Södertälje	46	8.9	371,000	11.0
166	Västervik	46	4.8	380,900	9.4
166	Tidaholm	46	3.3	390,200	8.0
166	Kumla	46	4.3	397,800	7.9
166	Smedjebacken	46	4.1	409,400	9.3
166	Ludvika	46	5.6	399,100	8.8
166	Ljusdal	46	5.2	369,400	13.4
166	Nordmaling	46	3.3	385,800	9.0
175	Älmhult	45	5.7	410,600	10.3
175	Vimmerby	45	4.1	389,800	9.6
175	Hörby	45	4.6	380,500	11.5
178	Mullsjö	43	3.7	393,300	9.7
178	Burlöv	43	8.7	368,100	12.0
178	Essunga	43	3.7	377,700	9.9
178	Hagfors	43	4.5	370,800	13.2
182	Kinda	42	3.6	394,800	9.8
182	Tranås	42	6.3	384,700	10.0
182	Örkelljunga	42	5.8	365,000	13.7
182	Tomelilla	42	5.2	359,500	12.7
182	Sala	42	4.7	376,300	9.5
187	Karlshamn	41	6.6	388,700	7.5
187	Lindesberg	41	5.2	382,900	10.4
187	Surahammar	41	4.8	392,900	10.7
187	Dorotea	41	4.5	387,100	15.5
191	Katrineholm	40	7.7	370,400	10.1
191	Eskilstuna	40	9.5	371,100	9.6
191	Ödeshög	40	3.6	381,600	10.9
191	Eksjö	40	5.6	385,400	9.6
191	Sollefteå	40	4.1	365,600	10.1
191	Malå	40	2.1	391,800	7.6
197	Oxelösund	39	6.4	402,100	8.2
197	Motala	39	6.0	382,000	7.7
197	Tingsryd	39	5.1	369,100	11.8
197	Svalöv	39	5.1	382,100	10.2
197	Ånge	39	3.8	378,500	9.6
197	Vindeln	39	3.1	379,400	8.9
203	Gislaved	38	5.7	387,400	8.1
203	Mönsterås	38	4.9	388,900	8.6
203	Dals-Ed	38	3.4	375,500	9.9
203	Svenljunga	38	4.6	368,200	11.4
203	Storfors	38	5.8	379,500	16.7
203	Hedemora	38	5.0	375,800	9.9
203	Avesta	38	6.5	389,100	8.4
210	Tierp	37	5.0	371,000	9.8
210	Ydre	37	2.7	378,600	9.1
210	Finspång	37	6.2	391,900	8.3
210	Vansbro	37	3.2	367,600	8.9
210	Sandviken	37	8.1	391,900	6.6
210	Ragunda	37	4.1	354,000	19.5
210	Norsjö	37	2.8	384,100	4.8
210	Övertorneå	37	4.6	387,200	11.8
218	Aneby	36	4.0	386,300	8.1
218	Nässjö	36	6.8	377,500	8.5
218	Vetlanda	36	5.6	383,400	8.8
218	Grums	36	5.5	379,800	10.7
218	Ovanåker	36	4.3	372,500	9.3
218	Kramfors	36	4.7	365,400	9.8
224	Åtvidaberg	35	3.8	387,600	5.9
224	Gnosjö	35	4.1	387,300	8.3
224	Hässleholm	35	7.6	369,200	9.3
224	Tibro	35	5.7	385,000	9.4
224	Köping	35	7.3	382,800	9.8
224	Ockelbo	35	5.2	373,600	15.3
224	Strömsund	35	5.2	357,700	14.3
224	Sorsele	35	2.0	373,700	8.7
232	Heby	34	5.9	363,500	10.5
232	Vingåker	34	7.0	363,900	13.2
232	Hallstahammar	34	5.8	388,300	8.8
235	Markaryd	33	5.6	372,100	10.2
235	Torsås	33	4.6	364,200	9.5
235	Färgelanda	33	4.8	376,100	10.4
235	Bengtsfors	33	5.9	374,500	10.9
235	Säffle	33	5.9	365,600	11.1
235	Hallsberg	33	4.9	385,200	8.9
235	Härnösand	33	6.6	375,300	8.7
235	Vilhelmina	33	3.1	363,600	9.2
235	Överkalix	33	4.8	371,200	13.9
244	Boxholm	32	5.3	397,800	9.4
244	Kristinehamn	32	6.2	374,400	8.1
244	Bollnäs	32	7.2	364,200	8.7
247	Klippan	31	6.0	364,300	9.7
247	Åstorp	31	8.3	365,600	10.6
247	Eda	31	4.3	380,300	9.2
247	Kungsör	31	7.4	385,100	11.0
247	Nordanstig	31	4.5	365,100	9.5
247	Bräcke	31	4.0	366,700	9.9
253	Älvkarleby	30	6.3	390,200	8.2
253	Sävsjö	30	7.0	371,200	10.8
253	Ronneby	30	9.1	371,100	8.8
253	Bjuv	30	7.9	365,300	10.3
253	Osby	30	6.7	370,700	10.8
253	Mellerud	30	5.7	360,600	10.5
253	Söderhamn	30	7.9	369,500	9.3
260	Uppvidinge	29	6.7	373,500	10.1
261	Flen	28	9.6	357,000	10.8
261	Alvesta	28	7.1	376,700	8.6
261	Munkfors	28	4.4	370,600	7.5
261	Haparanda	28	4.9	373,400	8.8
265	Bromölla	27	8.4	384,400	9.5
265	Hofors	27	6.4	395,500	7.7
267	Nybro	26	6.1	363,100	8.8
267	Degerfors	26	6.2	382,600	9.4
267	Arboga	26	6.3	379,700	9.4
270	Emmaboda	25	6.2	377,400	7.6
270	Fagersta	25	8.5	380,300	9.0
272	Olofström	24	7.7	384,500	7.4
272	Hylte	24	7.2	372,800	10.1
272	Åsele	24	4.4	362,900	9.9
275	Valdemarsvik	23	5.7	359,900	9.7
275	Lessebo	23	8.9	355,400	10.2
275	Åmål	23	6.6	368,900	7.5
275	Norberg	23	6.5	379,800	9.5
279	Hultsfred	22	6.4	362,900	8.8
279	Östra Göinge	22	8.3	357,000	9.4
279	Töreboda	22	5.5	367,200	8.1
279	Bjurholm	22	3.6	362,500	7.3
283	Hällefors	20	6.4	352,000	10.9
284	Högsby	18	7.6	335,700	10.9
284	Ljusnarsberg	18	5.0	355,000	9.5
286	Laxå	17	5.4	375,300	6.2
287	Gullspång	16	7.4	364,500	8.2
287	Skinnskatteberg	16	5.8	369,500	8.2
289	Filipstad	15	7.2	353,200	7.7
290	Perstorp	10	12.3	343,400	8.6

Latest year: jobs and career score 2026, unemployment 2024, median income 2024, new businesses 2025. The measures and sources are on the statistics page.

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Municipalities: 290; Sweden
Number one: 89 of 100; Täby
Middle: 49 of 100; Oskarshamn
Last: 10 of 100; Perstorp

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