https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed https://www.thelocal.se/20221012/have-your-say-how-worried-are-you-about-losing-your-job-in-sweden Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:11:38 +0200 have-your-say-how-worried-are-you-about-losing-your-job-in-sweden How did a football club become Malmö's biggest job charity? It's a question Filippa Engstrand, head of Boost by FC Rosengård, gets so often that she clearly finds it a bit frustrating. https://www.thelocal.se/20190419/how-did-a-football-club-become-malms-biggest-job-charity Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:59:59 +0200 how-did-a-football-club-become-malms-biggest-job-charity More and more foreign-born job-seekers are getting a foot into the Swedish labour market, new statistics suggest. https://www.thelocal.se/20190312/unemployment-falls-among-immigrants-in-sweden Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:31:28 +0100 unemployment-falls-among-immigrants-in-sweden Almost six out of ten of those registered at Arbetsförmedlingen employment service were born outside of Sweden – and one in two people in this group still did not have a job after eight years, write trade union representatives in this opinion piece. https://www.thelocal.se/20190227/not-utilizing-the-skills-of-immigrants-is-a-huge-waste-of-resources Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:46:20 +0100 not-utilizing-the-skills-of-immigrants-is-a-huge-waste-of-resources Sweden’s unemployment rate has reached its lowest figure in ten years, data from the Public Employment Service shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20190114/sweden-reaches-lowest-unemployment-rate-in-a-decade Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:37:46 +0100 sweden-reaches-lowest-unemployment-rate-in-a-decade The unemployment rate continues to drop in Sweden, with the number of foreigners as well as natives out of work both declining. https://www.thelocal.se/20180614/swedish-unemployment-drops-again-but-foreigners-still-have-a-tougher-time Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:16:47 +0200 swedish-unemployment-drops-again-but-foreigners-still-have-a-tougher-time We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.se/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Women who have been made redundant in Sweden are more likely to earn a higher salary in their next job than men, according to new figures. https://www.thelocal.se/20180417/swedens-female-job-hunters-more-likely-to-improve-salary-than-men-report Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:38:33 +0200 swedens-female-job-hunters-more-likely-to-improve-salary-than-men-report Unemployment in Sweden continued to decline during 2017, according to new stats from the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). https://www.thelocal.se/20180111/swedish-unemployment-drops-in-2017 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:52:03 +0100 swedish-unemployment-drops-in-2017 Swedish home store Ikea is facing a backlash in Italy after one of its employees complained that she was sacked for refusing early morning shifts because she had to care for her disabled son. https://www.thelocal.se/20171129/ikea-italy-single-mother-sacked-marica-ricutti Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:57:11 +0100 ikea-italy-single-mother-sacked-marica-ricutti The Swedish government has predicted that unemployment will drop to 5.9 percent in 2018, taking a more optimistic view than in previous estimates. https://www.thelocal.se/20170824/swedish-government-predicts-unemployment-will-drop-to-59-percent-in-2017 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:36:05 +0200 swedish-government-predicts-unemployment-will-drop-to-59-percent-in-2017 Unemployment has remained at a steady level in Sweden in the last year but the disparity between people born abroad and born in the Nordic country remains high, and a record number of foreigners are now registered with the Swedish Public Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen). https://www.thelocal.se/20170814/record-number-of-foreigners-registered-with-swedens-public-employment-service Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:19:03 +0200 record-number-of-foreigners-registered-with-swedens-public-employment-service A surprisingly strong performance from the Swedish economy so far this year has led forecasters to update their prediction for GDP growth in 2017, which is now expected to be better than previously estimated. https://www.thelocal.se/20170804/swedens-economic-growth-predicted-to-exceed-expectations-in-2017 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:41:32 +0200 swedens-economic-growth-predicted-to-exceed-expectations-in-2017 Swedish organizations can no longer afford to place English-speaking candidates outside the recruitment process, argues Hays Sweden managing director Johan Alsén. https://www.thelocal.se/20170605/opinion-why-its-time-for-sweden-to-fully-accept-english-in-the-workplace Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:58:30 +0200 opinion-why-its-time-for-sweden-to-fully-accept-english-in-the-workplace Young Swedes are becoming more politically engaged, but almost half of them have little confidence in politicians, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20170419/young-swedes-becoming-more-politically-engaged-but-dont-trust-politicians-survey Wed, 19 Apr 2017 09:45:25 +0200 young-swedes-becoming-more-politically-engaged-but-dont-trust-politicians-survey The Swedish government on Sunday announced plans to review convoluted labour laws, in order to allow more people to stay and work in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170319/swedish-government-announces-plans-to-tackle-deportations-of-foreign-workers Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:34:31 +0100 swedish-government-announces-plans-to-tackle-deportations-of-foreign-workers The number of foreign-born people employed in Sweden is on the up, leading an overall increase in employment in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20170216/employment-increases-among-swedens-foreign-born-population Thu, 16 Feb 2017 16:30:34 +0100 employment-increases-among-swedens-foreign-born-population Where you live in Sweden can have a significant impact on your likelihood of being unemployed, the latest figures from national employment agency Arbetsförmedlingen show. https://www.thelocal.se/20170213/this-map-shows-where-youre-most-likely-to-be-unemployed-in-sweden Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:34:36 +0100 this-map-shows-where-youre-most-likely-to-be-unemployed-in-sweden Sweden requires 64,000 immigrants annually if it wants to prevent labour shortages from hampering economic growth, the country's employment agency (Arbetsförmedlingen) has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20161206/sweden-needs-immigrants-to-solve-labour-shortage-employment-agency Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:35:59 +0100 sweden-needs-immigrants-to-solve-labour-shortage-employment-agency Integrating Sweden’s newcomers into the job market has become a hot topic taking over the country’s public debates, inspiring multiple integration initiatives. https://www.thelocal.se/20161109/swedish-employers-are-hypocrites Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:28:46 +0100 swedish-employers-are-hypocrites