Employers have particular difficulty finding nurses, electricians and system scientists with the right competence, shows the Swedish Public Employment Service's occupational barometer for the spring of 2025. While the staff shortage in healthcare is expected to grow in the coming years in line with an aging population, the need for employees in educational work is expected to decrease.
There is still a shortage of, for example, elementary school teachers, but only in the five-year perspective do we see that fewer children of school age are expected to reduce the demand for several professions in educational work, says Kerstin Eriksson, analyst at the Swedish Public Employment Service, to TT.
Of the 165 professions examined in the analysis, there is a shortage of labor in 53. The need for personnel in law, economics and administration is expected to be partially covered by digitization and automation.
When it comes to professions such as cleaners, pharmacists and waiters, a paradoxical situation prevails: the need for recruitment exists, as does a potential supply of labor, but deficiencies in matching prevail. It can also be about part-time workers, job seekers without the right competence or those who have left the profession, according to Kerstin Eriksson.
At the same time as employers have difficulty recruiting, for example, waiters, we see that many in that professional group are registered as unemployed, she says.
To bridge the gap, strengthened competence training, practice or subsidized employment is required, Kerstin Eriksson believes.
Employers also need to become more flexible when recruiting when possible, she says.
Facts: Jobs are found here
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Here there is a shortage of labor:
Cooks
Electronics engineers
Car mechanics
System analysts and IT architects
Special teachers and educators
Here there is a surplus:
Childcare workers
Administrative assistants
Shop assistants
Producers and project managers in film and theater
Warehouse and terminal staff
Here there is a balance in the labor market:
Personnel and HR specialists
Accounting economists
IT support technicians
High school teachers
Security guards and security guards
Here there is a paradoxical situation (i.e. labor exists, but matching fails)
Pharmacists (part-time work and people who leave the profession)
Cleaners (unemployment, part-time work)
Waiters (unemployment, part-time work, leavers)
Treatment assistants and social pedagogues (leavers)
Nursing assistants
Source: Swedish Public Employment Service.
