Organisation of public employment services at the local level in Sweden

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No 2023/03, OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Sweden is undergoing a major reform of its public employment service (PES) Arbetsförmedlingen, shifting its main role from providing in-house services towards monitoring of providers and working with different stakeholders in guiding and implementing labour market policies. At the same time, the PES is undergoing a significant restructuring, resulting in a downscaling of physical presence across the country and an increased digitalisation of services. To support this reform and services to jobseekers across urban and rural settings, this report a describes the main features of the Swedish labour market and employment system and analyses the challenges of the reform from a local perspective. In light of international examples, it outlines policy options for contracting services to ensure coverage in all places and for all jobseekers, managing the balance between physical and digital services, and coordinating services at the local level.

Keywords: Local Labour Markets; Public Employment Services; Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H53 H75 J48 J68 P11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-01-27
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