Arbetsformedlingen, the public employment service, has urged employers to consider hiring people with limited Swedish skills to fill vacancies, as new statistics show a labour shortage amid falling unemployment. Arbetsformedlingen warned that around a third of its registered job seekers had never completed their upper secondary education. The report added that many job seekers don’t have the level of Swedish that’s often required, and urged employers to step up their work to retain and attract the workers they need. ‘It may be good to review your list of requirements as an employer. You might want to think about whether it’s possible to hire someone with limited experience or a slightly lower level of Swedish,’ according to Arbetsformedlingen.
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