Sweden: Housing shortage sinks immigrant jobs efforts

Sweden: Housing shortage sinks immigrant jobs efforts

Via the Local:
Of the 4,000 people who’ve arrived in Sweden since December 2010, the Swedish Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) has only been able to find work for ten.

No more than 50 new arrivals are currently working within an establishment plan, to integrate them into Swedish society, according to a new report.

The report, presented by the Swedish Employment Service on Tuesday, shows that a lack of housing in many areas often becomes a major hurdle for newly arrived immigrants as they try to settle in and find employment in Sweden as quickly as possible.

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