International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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2006). To strengthen their competitiveness on the labour market, newly arrived<br />
migrants have access to subsidized employment known as entry-level jobs and new<br />
start jobs. An entry-level job means that an employer who employs a person (EU/<br />
EES and Swiss citizens excluded) who has had a residence permit <strong>for</strong> a maximum<br />
of three years receives 80 per cent of the salary from the state. The job must be<br />
linked to Swedish <strong>for</strong> immigrants, SFI, so that the employee is able to combine<br />
language training with the job. New start jobs are available <strong>for</strong> a person who has<br />
had a residence permit <strong>for</strong> a maximum of three years. An employer who employs<br />
such a person receives financial assistance of an amount equal to two times the<br />
payroll tax (31.42%).<br />
The Employment Service offers a wide range of services to employers and potential<br />
employees, such as preparatory education and vocationally oriented employment<br />
training programmes. They also provide employa bility rehabilitation and provide<br />
job-seekers with labour market programmes. In their annual report to the<br />
Government, the Employment Service presents statistics <strong>for</strong> the group of recent<br />
immigrants (Employment Service, 2012d). This category includes individuals who<br />
have not resided in Sweden <strong>for</strong> longer than 36 months. In 2011, about 14,000 recent<br />
migrants were employed through subsidized employment (New Start Jobs and<br />
Entry-level Jobs). About 10,600 participated in Employment preparation training,<br />
which is basic training in how to find and apply <strong>for</strong> a job. The increase of the<br />
number in Employment preparation training is partly explained by implementation<br />
of the new introduction programme <strong>for</strong> humanitarian migrants. About 7,600 had<br />
a traineeship.<br />
Table 9.6: Labour market programmes <strong>for</strong> recent immigrants at the employment service,<br />
2009–2011<br />
2009 2010 2011<br />
Registered as unemployed 34,500 39,823 44,325<br />
Entering employment 9,105 10,456 12,037<br />
Inflow 18,327 21,147 23,347<br />
Labour market programmes and activities<br />
in guarantee programmes:<br />
New start jobs 3,658 5,548 6,839<br />
Entry-level jobs 6,328 7,064 7,532<br />
Start your own business 126 181 203<br />
Traineeships 5,949 8,734 7,622<br />
Job training 1,461 1,705 2,338<br />
Employment preparation training 2,619 4,731 10,596<br />
Internal job coaching 897 2,408 1,301<br />
Source: Employment Service.<br />
Note: Number of unique individuals in each group. Note the same person may participate in more<br />
than one group.<br />
country studIes – SWEDEN<br />
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