Swedish unemployment persistently rising
Monday, 17 June 2013
Swedish unemployment persistently continues to rise. According to the
Swedish Employment Service, Arbetsförmedlingen, the number of open
unemployed persons increased by 5010 in week 24 compared with the
previous week and totalled 202,315.

This means an increase of 2,624 people compared with the same week a year earlier.
The number of applicants in programs with financial support for job
market activities increased from 1,648 to 185,779 people, which
is 10,097 more than last year. The number of job seekers in employment
on the basis rose by 576 to 88,496 people, which is 7,377 more than
last year.
The number of applicants who got jobs fell by 389 over the previous week to 16,152.
The number of new positions advertised with the employment services
databases increased by 1,425 items to 12,857, compared with last week
Scancomark.com Team

