The Local Sweden 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 Sweden is world's fifth most prosperous nation Sweden has been ranked the fifth most prosperous country and top in the world for entrepreneurs. But the London-based institute behind the index warns that "hidden" unemployment risks hindering growth. https://www.thelocal.se/20151102/sweden-worlds-fifth-most-prosperous-nation Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:19:14 +0100 sweden-worlds-fifth-most-prosperous-nation Councils pay out billions to cash-strapped Swedes Social assistance payments to Swedes struggling to make ends meet jumped by 19 percent during the third quarter, new statistics show. https://www.thelocal.se/20091130/23564 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:35:00 +0100 23564 Fewer redundancies at Swedish workplaces For the first time this year, the number of monthly layoffs announcements in Sweden has dropped compared to last year, according to preliminary statistics for September. https://www.thelocal.se/20090928/22342 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:20:00 +0200 22342 250,000 Swedes out of work: agency More than a quarter of a million Swedes are now officially registered as unemployed, according to fresh figures from with the country’s National Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen). https://www.thelocal.se/20090803/21076 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:00 +0200 21076 Employment figures continue to fall So far in November 8,385 people have been told they will lose their jobs, according to preliminary figures from the Swedish Public Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen). https://www.thelocal.se/20081117/15744 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:30:00 +0100 15744 Sweden hit by downbeat job statistics Fresh statistics confirm that October has not been kind to Sweden’s working population, with 11,552 redundancies having been announced in the first two weeks of the month. https://www.thelocal.se/20081020/15078 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:17:00 +0200 15078