Staffing & recruitment in Obbola
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 (50/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in Obbola - 4.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 5.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Staffing & recruitment in Obbola against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 52 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.
| Obbola | Sweden | Obbola Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 31% | 31% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 2% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 16% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 677k | SEK 779k | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 459k | SEK 508k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ObbolaOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Umeå 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 Obbola.
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 – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Byvägen 23, 913 42 Obbola | 2023 |
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Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjursås | 2,141 | 0 | 0.0 | 72 |
| Stallarholmen | 2,141 | 2 | 9.3 | 43 |
| Vansbro | 2,137 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 |
| Forserum | 2,153 | 1 | 4.6 | 51 |
| Grängesberg | 2,119 | 1 | 4.7 | 60 |
| Ljungbyhed | 2,167 | 1 | 4.6 | 51 |
Population of Obbola
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 11.11.2026.