The Government has increased the pressure on the unemployed by requiring the Employment Service to encourage job seekers to apply for jobs in other locations to a greater extent. To receive unemployment benefits, the job seeker must, after a certain period, be willing to relocate to keep their compensation, at least if there are no jobs available in their hometown.
The Employment Service has therefore, to improve knowledge about the job seekers, asked them how they think.
In total, 26 percent, or about every fourth person, answers "Yes, I can move for a permanent job".
The most willing to move are young men without a partner or children. Extra willing to move are young men born abroad. With age, the willingness decreases, the answers show.
The unemployed living in metropolitan areas are not particularly willing to move. Only just over 20 percent say they are willing to move for a job in another location, compared to around 30 percent among those living in a medium-sized town or in rural areas.
What is then the main reason why three out of four do not want to move?
Family situation and liking where they live, most people answer.
What could then make the reluctant ones change their minds?
That their partner can also get a job in the new location, moving costs paid, and the opportunity to try out the new location for a few months before making a final decision.
Among those who do not want to move permanently, many can imagine working remotely or commuting.
The survey was sent to a random selection of 9,980 people who were registered as openly unemployed or unemployed in programs with the Employment Service at the end of April.
A total of 2,897 people answered the survey, giving a response rate of 29 percent.
Source: The Employment Service
