The number of unemployed in Sweden continues to decline, but among foreign-born were more people were registered as unemployed in December last year than the year before.
– Among the foreign born, the unemployment rate declined, but if you look at the number registered as unemployed, it has increased, says Mats Wadman at the Employment Service.
In December 2014 was 11.9 percent of the foreign-born labor force unemployed – it’s a slightly lower figure than in December 2013. However, due to more foreign-born immigrants to Sweden and become part of the labor force, the number of foreign born are unemployed more today than a year ago, more precisely barely 1,200 more.
Meanwhile, the overall 26,000 fewer people who were unemployed at the end of last year compared to the previous year (385,000 open unemployed). In addition, there were more available jobs and fewer people were given notice last year, according to the Employment Service Statistics for December 2014.
Mats Wadman, Analysis Manager at the Employment Service, said the foreign born have accounted for a large part of the increase in employment in Sweden in recent years, but adds that the recent streams of many low-skilled refugees is a challenge for the Employment Service.
– It is still the case that foreign-born do not have the same employment as those born but it is still lower, and we see an influx of foreign born with the Employment Service, where many have a low educational background. It is among the groups that unemployment increases the most, says Mats Wadman.
Although it may be difficult for those who come to Sweden without a high school education or who have difficulty with the language as It is possible to find jobs, says Mats Wadman.
– Although it looks gloomy, it is still some who get jobs in sectors such as hotels and restaurants and other areas. But generally, one can say that those who do not have a secondary school diploma, it applies to both domestic and foreign-born, have it much harder to get a job than those who completed high school, says Mats Wadman.
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