MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances
arbetsmarknad
Swedish word. In English: labour market
All the jobs and everyone who works or is looking for work in a country.
Facts about the word
- The labour market can be divided into a public and a private sector. The public sector is funded by taxes, and the private sector is all privately owned companies. Sverige i fokus s. 27
- The labour market varies across Sweden. Big cities have many companies in, for example, services and retail, while smaller towns often have industries close to natural resources. Sverige i fokus s. 27
- There are laws on the labour market that protect employees' rights, for example laws on working hours, the working environment and holidays. Sverige i fokus s. 29
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The labour market is all the jobs and everyone who works or is looking for work. It is not a market square, and wages are set by the social partners, not by an agency.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.