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- Following the past days of turbulences in several Stockholm suburbs, the US is now advising its citizens in Sweden to avoid the areas affected by riots. The warning was issued via an e-mail to all American citizens registered at the U.S Embassy in Stockholm. Said spokesperson for the embassy, Jeff Anderson: We informed all Americans citizens about the events in certain Stockholm suburbs in recent days. In the message American citizens are advised to stay away from the affected areas. It is recommended that American citizens avoid the areas where there are demonstrations as much as possible, and to always be careful, Anderson added. According to him, the main purpose of the embassy is to inform American citizens of potential threats against their safety. He says that at the embassy the events are being followed via media as they develop, and that the information is passed along afterwards. He is not aware of any new warnings as for now. The issued warning concerns the following districts: Husby, Tensta, Kista, Rinkeby, and Fittja.
Stockholm pulls heavy load
The job market in most parts of Sweden is decreasing while Stockholm's keeps growing.
Employment in Sweden is expected to increase by 20,000 people before 2013, according to a prognosis by Arbetsfrmedlingen (the Swedish Public Employment Service). But behind those numbers a divided Sweden is hidden, where Stockholm is pulling a heavier load and the rest of the country is trying hard to catch up.
Stockholm keeps being the draw hook on the job market in Sweden, says Hkan Gustavsson, analyst at Arbetsfrmedlingen. In Stockholm municipality alone the number of employees is expected to increase to 24,000 before 2013, a much greater increase than in the rest of the country. The explanation? The job market in the rest of Sweden is decreasing.
Thats how it is, even if there are some administrative counties that are on the plus side, Gustavsson continues. There are great differences between the administrative counties when it comes to industry. We see a troublesome development for the industry, but a stronger development for the private civil sector.
Apart from Stockholm, Vstra Gtaland also is expected to contribute to the growing job market. Skne is the one big city county that shows the weakest development. Around 10,000 jobs will disappear in industry, according to the prognosis, and the counties expected to feel it the most are the industry-heavy counties in south and central Sweden. In spite of the growing job market, unemployment is also expected to increase. And the explanation for that is that labor grows faster than jobs become available. The prognosis is based on interviews with 12,000 employers as well as with municipalities and county councils. For the young and undecided, it looks like the hotel and restaurant business is the one that will need most people in the near future. Two out of three restaurant owners say the need to re-hire employees has increased more than 10 percent. Its a line of work with easy jobs, that may be a step onto the job market for many, says Magnus Stridh, director of the Stockholm Gotland district at Arbetsfrmedlingen.
Stockholm is growing... fast! Every fourth Swede in Stockholm! And, there are creative ways to deal with the growth: Stockholm, a Swedish Manhattan?
