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3. Employment & Entrepreneurship

Last update: 10 December 2024

An important part of the Swedish government's work agenda is active labour market policy. To achieve better labour market matching and by that reduce time spent in unemployment among young people has been among the government priorities since 1990s.

A number of measures have been undertaken to increase youth employment since the launch of the Job Guarantee for Young People in 2007. Reforms have been made in the areas of education, labour market and tax policy (for more information see Section 3.6 Integration of Young People in the labour market). The overall aim of the measures is to support young people in completing their education and entering into the labour market.

Sweden has one of the lowest NEET rates in the EU, 5.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat. The government’s approach to labour market policy is however that measures should target those whose need is the greatest. Young people in NEET situations are therefore a specific target group.