Difficult to find a job since the closure of employment services – clear text

Among other things, the employment office was closed in the municipality of Bengtsfors, County Dalsland.

One of the chiefs of the municipality is Per von Krogh. He says that those who have difficulty applying for a job on the Internet should rather get help from the staff of the Employment Agency:

"For a fairly large part of the target group of unemployed, it is a problem: newcomers, sick, low qualified, etc., who do not have naturally in their lives, that It is a smart phone or a computer.

Job search via the Internet

Since the employment service has removed many of its offices, more than 70 municipalities are completely devoid of these offices. Instead, the Employment Agency has invested more to help the unemployed get help digitally, via their computer or their smartphone.

And it's not everyone who can participate in this help. That said Per-Arne Andersson, who works at SKL, the Swedish municipalities and county councils:
– We fear that people who need their own help, when digital support is not enough, do not get the necessary effort.

More responsibility for municipalities

SKL investigated what led to the fact that the workforce created many offices. It has been found that the municipalities bear some of the responsibility of the state in terms of job search.

Per-Arne Andersson at SKL again:
– The municipality expires and performs the functions of the employment agency. Or do individuals move to the nearest municipality. Or you can make sure that the person is allowed to go there or that you have staff that performs the tasks of the employment agency, but you do not get any compensation from the company. # 39; State.