Staffing & recruitment in Vänersborg
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (62/100)
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 14 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in Vänersborg - 5.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 15.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Staffing & recruitment in Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 16 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 19% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 6% | 5% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 23% | 16% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 42% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 788k | SEK 780k | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 726k | SEK 508k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 21% | 12% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgThis 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 – Vänersborgs 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 Vänersborg.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
14 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Lovisebergsgatan 14, 462 31 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stallgatan 39, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · chain | Sundsgatan 16, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · AcadeMedia Eductus AB · chain | Hamngatan 3, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vassbottengatan 14, 462 38 Vänersborg | 2022 |
| · Add-Up Bemanning AB · chain | Södergatan 5 B, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 35, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hästängegatan 100, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nabbensbergsvägen 2, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stuvaregatan 3, 462 55 Vänersborg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hästskovägen 2, 462 54 Vänersborg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södergatan 5 A, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Restadvägen 77, 462 54 Vänersborg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 13, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2006 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Lovisebergsgatan 14, 462 31 Vänersborg | Nov 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 12 | 4.8 | 68 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 16 | 6.4 | 56 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 9 | 3.6 | 70 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 16 | 6.7 | 42 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 19 | 8.0 | 36 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 19 | 8.0 | 27 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for staffing & recruitment.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vargön Town | 1 | 2.0 | 85 |
Population of Vänersborg
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.