Employers in far north of Sweden struggling to fill job vacancies
- Unemployment in the country of Skåne, in the south of Sweden is more than twice as high as in Norrbotten county in the far north of the country but it’s proving difficult to get people to move up north for work, reports Swedish Radio News.
- Linda Nilsson, the managing director of Norrbotten’s Chamber of Commerce says it seems easier for the region’s employers to find workers from abroad than from the other end of Sweden. But government immigration and labor market policy are a big hurdle.
- Listen to Jordan Quinn, an Irish chef, who works at a restaurant in Luleå.
Radio Sweden
For more on the recruitment challenges in North Sweden, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Nunavut’s incoming premier wants to bring jobs to Inuit and build more schools, CBC News
Sweden: 100,000 new residents needed to fill jobs in northern Sweden, Radio Sweden
