Baseline characteristics of the study sample
| Participant characteristics | Initially unemployed (n=118) % | Initially employed or studying (n=703) % |
| Gender (% women) | 60.2 | 75.7 |
| Age group | ||
| 18–34 | 25.4 | 32.3 |
| 35–49 | 35.6 | 38.7 |
| 50–64 | 39.0 | 29.0 |
| Born in Sweden | 72.9 | 81.1 |
| Main diagnosis (M.I.N.I.) | ||
| Depression and anxiety | 66.9 | 67.6 |
| Depression only | 11.0 | 8.0 |
| Anxiety only | 17.8 | 20.1 |
| Subthreshold affective disorder | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Education | ||
| Primary school | 6.8 | 2.7 |
| Technical school | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| Secondary school (year 12) | 29.7 | 23.5 |
| Postsecondary 2 years | 19.5 | 18.0 |
| Tertiary | 31.4 | 44.2 |
| Work status | ||
| Employed full-time | – | 77.8 |
| Employed part-time | – | 7.5 |
| Self-employed | – | 8.7 |
| Studying | – | 6.0 |
| Labour-market measure | 19.5 | – |
| Full time sick days | ||
| None or low (0–2 days/month) | – | 79.4 |
| Some (3–7 days/month) | – | 13.9 |
| High (>8 days/month) | – | 6.7 |
| Long-term sick leave* | – | 7.8 |
| Antidepressants | 32.7 | 27.1 |
*On full-time or part-time sick leave continuously for a month or more.