The municipal and county councils are the largest employers in Sweden. In the near future, they will need to recruit many new workers. Jobs in the public sector as a whole represent about 30 percent of the Swedish labor market.
Common lines of work within the public sector are health care occupations such as nurses, doctors and dentists, and educational occupations such as teachers, also administrative and cleaning personnel.
Sweden is Scandinavia’s central hub, and Stockholm is home to Scandinavia’s largest stock exchange, Nasdaq OMX, as well as regional head offices for many multinationals, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank and HSBC Bank. The banks are easy to deal with and the employees at the bank speak English well.
Some 120 foreign retail chains are present in the country. Today, Sweden has many retail chains and popular stores that are well known around the world. Fashion is popular in Sweden, individuals spend a decent amount of money on clothes and there are good business opportunities for retail companies.
Tourism is Sweden’s fastest growing industry sector. Especially during the summers visitors from all over the world are keen to experience Sweden and the country is among the top 10 best countries for tourism in the world, according to The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009 from World Economic Forum.
Labour shortage list (examples)- Nurses
- Locksmiths
- Meat preparers
- Insulation installers
- Engineers
- Cooks
- Crane operators
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Bookkeepers
- Bakers
- Civil Engineers
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www.sweden.se Cecilia Helland