Staffing & recruitment in Alfta
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (53/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 2 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in Alfta - 8.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Staffing & recruitment in Alfta against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Ovanåkers kommun), from 5 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Alfta | Sweden | Alfta Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 20% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 20% | 16% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 16% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 861k | SEK 780k | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 613k | SEK 508k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
AlftaThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Ovanåkers kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for staffing & recruitment in Alfta.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Ovanåkers kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Wikan Personal Hälsingland AB · chain | Norra Ösavägen 11, 822 40 Alfta | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsgatan 5, 822 30 Alfta | 2023 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Wikan Personal Hälsingland AB · Norra Ösavägen 11, 822 40 Alfta | Apr 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Söråker | 2,408 | 1 | 4.2 | 50 |
| Stångby | 2,430 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Rättarboda | 2,433 | 2 | 8.2 | 41 |
| Henån | 2,394 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Stockvik | 2,391 | 2 | 8.4 | 44 |
| Sveg | 2,448 | 2 | 8.2 | 46 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for staffing & recruitment.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edsbyn Town | 4 | 9.4 | 41 |
Population of Alfta
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.