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Unemployment numbers on the rise in Sweden
There were more unemployed people and fewer new available jobs in August this year than the same time last year, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency.
Published: 12 Sep 2012 08:57 CET
There were more unemployed people and fewer new available jobs in August this year than the same time last year, according to new figures from Sweden's National Public Employment Agency (Arbetsförmedlingen).
This August, 289,000 people, or some 8.4 percent of the workforce, were officially unemployed, 19,000 more than the figure from the same time last year.
This figure marks a 0.2 percentage point increase when compared with August last year.
The number of available jobs officially posted through the country’s employment agency sat at 50,000 – a figure 4,000 fewer than at the same time in 2011.
August figures also show that the number of unemployed people was increasing in line with a growing number of redundancy notices.
According to the agency, there were 4,200 people who were given redundancy notices in August, compared with 2,600 a year earlier.
"Most redundancy notices were now in the manufacturing industry directed at 1,200 people. Among counties, Skåne was hit the hardest, with 800 people getting redundancy notices," said the agency in a statement, according to the TT news agency.
Youth unemployment is also on the rise. Overall, 99,000 young people aged 18-24 were registered as unemployed in August this year, an increase of 9,000 compared to a year earlier.
Of these, 53,000 were neither in work nor in a government unemployment programme, 3,000 more than a year ago.
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This August, 289,000 people, or some 8.4 percent of the workforce, were officially unemployed, 19,000 more than the figure from the same time last year.
This figure marks a 0.2 percentage point increase when compared with August last year.
The number of available jobs officially posted through the country’s employment agency sat at 50,000 – a figure 4,000 fewer than at the same time in 2011.
August figures also show that the number of unemployed people was increasing in line with a growing number of redundancy notices.
According to the agency, there were 4,200 people who were given redundancy notices in August, compared with 2,600 a year earlier.
"Most redundancy notices were now in the manufacturing industry directed at 1,200 people. Among counties, Skåne was hit the hardest, with 800 people getting redundancy notices," said the agency in a statement, according to the TT news agency.
Youth unemployment is also on the rise. Overall, 99,000 young people aged 18-24 were registered as unemployed in August this year, an increase of 9,000 compared to a year earlier.
Of these, 53,000 were neither in work nor in a government unemployment programme, 3,000 more than a year ago.
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The government would do well to create a few large production plants where people on welfare are forced to work under minimum-wage cost for companies wanting to use such services. It allows Sweden to keep producing and compete better with China and India while at the same time getting people back to work and out of welfare. Those refusing to go back to work need to be cut lose.
What complete utter rubbish you write, its good people like you are not in power although the incompetent lot that are there now are not far off. One of the main reasons that there are fewer jobs is because of the governments joke called Fas 3, this will continue to increase as unemployment increases. Now you are either naive or a greedy rich nob, who got rich by over changing for what they deliverer. There are thousands in Sweden that are overpaid for what they do (more than unemployed), this people need to have their wages cut in order for companies to take on extra staff. Fas 3 itself is creating unemployment as companies take on free labour and have no intention of employing anyone.
Regarding your "create a few large production plants where people on welfare are forced to work under minimum-wage", Sweden used to have this, they were known as hospitals, post offices, elderly care centres and so on in case to didn't know. But your beloved right wing racketeers cut all these jobs to finance tax breaks for the rich.
Hitler set up a couple of these- people wore striped pyjamas and worked until they were no longer of any use... You sure do offer some cutting edge economic theory, Abe L
Unfortunately what we're witnessing is a phenomenon the media wish to dance around rather than tackle head on... it's called technological unemployment, and it will continue as we replace people with robotics and touch screens tvs... toilet cleaners are soon to be the only roles left as even service positions dwindle (i noted last week that kfc and BK in NZ are introducing order/pay screens in store to get rid of those 4 unnecessary pimple-faced cashiers front of store)
Even if Hitler were to today see merits in your "forced-to-work production facilities" Abe L., he'd probably see more benefits in mechanised labour... while they may need servicing, machines can work around the clock and don't need food or do anything pesky like revolt (until skynet flicks the switch, of course) or die...
What is outdated and ill fitting is our monetary system. If humans are going to have a decreased role in the economy then we have to find another role for them. A million machines churning out a trillion widgets is going to do no shareholder any good if the consumer market has dwindled down to the board of directors and a couple of technical engineers...
One day our society will be too advanced for a solely profit-driven, monetary-based capitalist system. The question is, will we be ready for a transition into something different, or will there be some massive upheaval as the old guard continues to cling on to what it has and unemployment hits levels never before seen?
So you can't go for part time jobs that might lead to full employment or at least go on your CV. You have to stay 100% unemployed or go black market.
Sweden only needs grass cutter, toilet cleaners and restaurant workers.
So think before coming here.