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Sweden Policy Brief: Boosting Job Creation by Connecting the Employment and Skills System to Employers

Sweden has a well-educated population and a high level of skills relative to other OECD countries, but student performance has fallen for the past decades. An additional challenge is how to better connect the education system to the labour market to ensure that students are equipped with those skills demanded by employers.

Sweden Policy Brief: Achieving Greater Equality of Opportunities and Outcomes for All

Sweden’s level of income inequality is low by international standards but has steadily increased since the mid-1980s, faster than in any other OECD country. Reversing the increase in inequality requires a policy package built on three pillars.

Sweden Policy Brief: Promoting Labour Market Integration among Sweden's Migrant Population

Much thought has gone into the design of migrant integration policy in recent years, but migrants’ labour market outcomes continue to lag behind those of other Swedes, notably because of low educational attainment and literacy proficiency.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Stockholm on 30 March 2015

Mr. Gurría presented the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of Sweden and met with officials.

Launch of 2015 Economic Survey of Sweden

Where many countries are still struggling with the legacies of the global financial crisis, Sweden is proving to be one of the more resilient economies in Europe and the OECD. This is very encouraging. Let me share with you our perspective of the Swedish economy, of its resilience, but also of the key challenges ahead and possible ways to address them.

Swedish economy resilient but needs to focus on productivity and human capital to keep its edge

The Swedish economy has been among the most resilient in Europe, despite the slow global recovery and high uncertainty, but challenges remain if it is to maintain high growth and well-being and extend prosperity to all, according to the latest OECD Economic Survey of Sweden.

Going for growth 2015 - Sweden

This country note from Going for Growth 2015 for Sweden identifies and assesses progress made on key reforms to boost long-term growth, improve competitiveness and productivity and create jobs.

Business Sweden Economic Forum: Strengthening Competitiveness and Building a Green Economy

Green is not only compatible with growth; green is a source of growth. Sweden was one of the first countries to understand this and showed tremendous leadership when it introduced the world’s first carbon tax in 1991, amidst the economic crisis. Yet there is so much more that can be done to foster a fast transition to a low-carbon world whilst creating the competitive economies of the future.

Key findings on migration in Sweden 2014

In December 2013, the Swedish population reached 9 million of which 1.5 million (15.9%) were foreign-born and about 468 000 Swedish-born with two foreign-born parents.

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Sweden 2014