Ranking · Västra Götaland County

Best for jobs and careers in Västra Götaland County

Short answer: Number one is Mölndal with jobs and career score 81 of 100. The middle in Västra Götaland County is 56 of 100, and last is Gullspång with 16 of 100.

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49 municipalities by jobs and career score, highest first.

Best for jobs and careers in Västra Götaland County
Rank	Municipality	Jobs and career score, of 100	Unemployment, %	Median income, SEK/yr	New businesses, per 1,000
1	Mölndal	81	3.4	457,400	11.3
2	Härryda	80	3.0	475,300	11.6
2	Lerum	80	2.7	467,700	11.7
4	Kungälv	79	2.7	449,800	12.0
5	Partille	76	4.2	454,300	11.8
6	Öckerö	75	2.0	459,100	9.9
6	Alingsås	75	3.7	412,000	11.5
8	Orust	74	3.0	406,400	14.7
9	Tjörn	73	2.2	442,200	10.7
9	Skövde	73	3.9	414,800	10.7
11	Stenungsund	72	3.1	453,900	10.7
11	Sotenäs	72	3.1	412,600	12.7
13	Göteborg	68	6.4	398,200	12.8
13	Lysekil	68	3.9	406,900	12.0
15	Lidköping	67	3.5	403,500	9.4
16	Ale	65	3.6	432,000	9.8
17	Karlsborg	62	2.9	410,400	10.8
17	Hjo	62	3.0	395,700	10.1
19	Tanum	61	2.5	389,300	11.6
19	Strömstad	61	3.6	398,500	10.7
19	Ulricehamn	61	3.5	390,800	9.9
22	Bollebygd	59	2.9	430,100	10.5
23	Mariestad	58	3.8	396,100	9.4
24	Borås	57	6.0	382,600	11.0
25	Grästorp	56	3.0	388,700	15.5
26	Uddevalla	55	6.0	392,400	9.8
27	Munkedal	53	3.8	384,200	13.2
27	Vårgårda	53	3.9	402,300	10.0
27	Mark	53	3.9	388,500	9.1
27	Herrljunga	53	3.0	387,600	10.5
31	Falköping	52	5.0	383,300	10.9
32	Tranemo	51	3.8	395,200	9.9
33	Vara	50	3.4	375,600	9.7
33	Götene	50	3.3	398,800	8.8
35	Skara	49	4.8	389,500	9.4
36	Lilla Edet	48	4.3	399,100	10.5
37	Vänersborg	47	5.9	390,100	8.5
37	Trollhättan	47	7.1	390,200	8.5
39	Tidaholm	46	3.3	390,200	8.0
40	Essunga	43	3.7	377,700	9.9
41	Dals-Ed	38	3.4	375,500	9.9
41	Svenljunga	38	4.6	368,200	11.4
43	Tibro	35	5.7	385,000	9.4
44	Färgelanda	33	4.8	376,100	10.4
44	Bengtsfors	33	5.9	374,500	10.9
46	Mellerud	30	5.7	360,600	10.5
47	Åmål	23	6.6	368,900	7.5
48	Töreboda	22	5.5	367,200	8.1
49	Gullspång	16	7.4	364,500	8.2

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

In numbers

Jobs and career score in Västra Götaland County.

Municipalities: 49; Västra Götaland County
Number one: 81 of 100; Mölndal
Middle: 56 of 100; Grästorp
Last: 16 of 100; Gullspång

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