Economy, jobs and prices in Jönköpings län (Småland med öarna, Sweden): official figures
GDP per person was 37,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 94% of the EU average (111% for Sweden); 12th highest of 21 counties in Sweden.
How big is the economy of Jönköpings län?
The local economy produced €16.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Jönköpings län?
About 196,750 people worked in Jönköpings län in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average income in Jönköping County?
The median net income of residents aged 20 and over in Jönköping County came to SEK 302,100 in 2024, 7th highest among the counties (Sweden: SEK 311,000), up from SEK 245,700 in 2019.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the median salary in Jönköping County?
In 2024, the median earned income of residents aged 20-64 in Jönköping County was SEK 390,900, compared with SEK 401,400 for Sweden as a whole; that was 10th highest among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow many people are unemployed in Jönköping County?
Jönköping County ranked 14th of 21 counties on the share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service in 2025, at 2.6% against a national figure of 3.1%.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyHow many new businesses start in Jönköping County?
At 10.1 in 2025, Jönköping County was below the Swedish level of 11.5 on new companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64, putting it 11th most among the counties.
Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Jönköpings län?
The largest part of the economy of Jönköpings län in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 26.7% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (26.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Jönköpings län?
Factories, mines and energy produced 26.7% of the value added in Jönköpings län in 2024, against 18.0% for Sweden.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Jönköpings län growing?
Gross value added rose from €12.3 billion in 2015 to €14.9 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 20% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Jönköpings län?
Of the 196,750 jobs located in Jönköpings län in 2024, 39% in public services, education, health and other services, 22% in industry and 3.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Jönköpings län?
The number of people working in Jönköpings län rose by 9.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 196,750.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- The employment rate of foreign-born residents aged 20-64 in Jönköping County stood at 70.6% in 2024, up from 66.0% in 2020; the figure for Sweden was 70.4%. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining in Jönköping County came to 20.6% in 2024, the highest among the counties (Sweden: 10.7%), down from 21.3% in 2020. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- In 2024, the share of jobs in the private sector in Jönköping County was 66.1%, compared with 68.5% for Sweden as a whole; that was 8th highest among the counties. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
- Jönköping County ranked 13th of 21 counties on company bankruptcies per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 in 2025, at 1.25 against a national figure of 1.65. Source: RKA (Rådet för främjande av kommunala analyser), Kolada · saved copy
How Jönköpings län compares with other counties in Sweden
The median net income of residents aged 20 and over (2024)
Jönköpings län ranks 7 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The median net income of residents aged 20 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Uppsala län | SEK 309,100 |
| 5 | Norrbottens län | SEK 307,200 |
| 6 | Skåne län | SEK 303,100 |
| 7 | Jönköpings län | SEK 302,100 |
| 8 | Västerbottens län | SEK 301,800 |
| 9 | Västmanlands län | SEK 301,200 |
| 10 | Östergötlands län | SEK 298,500 |
The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service (2025)
Jönköpings län ranks 14 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of residents aged 18-65 registered as openly unemployed with the Public Employment Service |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dalarnas län | 2.7% |
| 12 | Uppsala län | 2.6% |
| 13 | Värmlands län | 2.6% |
| 14 | Jönköpings län | 2.6% |
| 15 | Hallands län | 2.6% |
| 16 | Blekinge län | 2.6% |
| 17 | Kronobergs län | 2.5% |
New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 (2025)
Jönköpings län ranks 11 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New companies started per 1,000 residents aged 16-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Västmanlands län | 10.5 |
| 9 | Norrbottens län | 10.5 |
| 10 | Södermanlands län | 10.3 |
| 11 | Jönköpings län | 10.1 |
| 12 | Värmlands län | 10.1 |
| 13 | Uppsala län | 10.0 |
| 14 | Örebro län | 9.6 |
The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining (2024)
Jönköpings län ranks 1 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | The share of jobs in manufacturing and mining |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jönköpings län | 20.6% |
| 2 | Kronobergs län | 17.8% |
| 3 | Västmanlands län | 17.1% |
| 4 | Blekinge län | 17.1% |
| 5 | Kalmar län | 15.7% |
| 6 | Dalarnas län | 14.3% |
| 7 | Örebro län | 14.2% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Jönköpings län ranks 3 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blekinge län | 34.7% |
| 2 | Norrbottens län | 27.6% |
| 3 | Jönköpings län | 26.7% |
| 4 | Västerbottens län | 26.1% |
| 5 | Västernorrlands län | 25.8% |
| 6 | Västra Götalands län | 25.1% |
| 7 | Örebro län | 24.0% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Jönköpings län ranks 19 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Västernorrlands län | 17.2% |
| 16 | Örebro län | 16.7% |
| 17 | Kalmar län | 16.0% |
| 18 | Dalarnas län | 15.9% |
| 19 | Jönköpings län | 14.9% |
| 20 | Värmlands län | 14.2% |
| 21 | Blekinge län | 12.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Jönköpings län ranks 13 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Västmanlands län | 27.3% |
| 11 | Hallands län | 27.3% |
| 12 | Västerbottens län | 26.3% |
| 13 | Jönköpings län | 26.2% |
| 14 | Västernorrlands län | 25.9% |
| 15 | Skåne län | 25.8% |
| 16 | Östergötlands län | 25.7% |
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