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Glossary · Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances

arbetskraft

Swedish word. In English: workforce

Everyone who works or is able to work.

Facts about the word

  • About 70 per cent of the workforce works in the private sector, that is, at private companies. Sverige i fokus s. 27
  • About 30 per cent of everyone working in Sweden works in the public sector, which is funded through taxes. Sverige i fokus s. 27
  • When the economy grew quickly after the Second World War, many people immigrated from countries such as Finland, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey to work in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 36

Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.

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