30-March-2023
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14-May-2018
English
18-April-2018
English
23-June-2017
English
Sweden ranks among the best OECD countries in terms of gender equality.
23-June-2017
English
Sweden is an egalitarian society in international comparison, and has managed to combine equity with economic efficiency.
21-April-2017
English
Structural trends not directly related to labour market functioning and redistribution have made a sizeable contribution to inequality and poverty in Sweden, but occupy only limited space in the income inequality debate.
28-February-2017
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Sweden’s government has reinvigorated the country’s long standing commitment to gender budgeting, taking into account the effects on gender equality when making decisions on the direction and distribution of resources and work is under way to strengthen gender-responsive budgeting efforts.
28-February-2017
English, PDF, 564kb
The national unemployment rate in Sweden has fallen to less than 7%, but this aggregate number hides important regional disparities which are partly due to inadequate or mismatched skills. To reduce these imbalances, Sweden needs to enhance the engagement of employers at the local level, strengthen regional skills planning, and inject more flexibility in the management of employment and skills policies.
7-December-2016
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30-November-2016
English