Swedish employers are giving a relatively optimistic job forecast for the second quarter, with large differences at the industry level. In a global comparison, Europe, with an overall job forecast of +20 percent, continues to lag behind both North America and Asia, which provide employment forecasts of +34 and +30 percent respectively. The global average is +25 percent.
In Sweden, 76 percent of companies have difficulty finding people with the right skills, almost double the number from ten years ago. The greatest shortage is in IT skills, with one in four employers having difficulty recruiting IT skills. All industries have a skills shortage of at least 60 percent, however, greatest skills shortage is found in the health, medical care and life science industries (84%), energy and community services and the IT industry (83%).
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