1. THE CITY OF STOCKHOLM

2. This is the City of Stockholm
inhabitants
ELECT
employees within
the City of Stockholm
ACCOMPLISH AND SERVE
101 members of
the City Council
DECIDE
people live in Stockholm.
CITY OF STOCKHOLM EXECUTIVE OFFICE

3. The City Council 101 members
The City Executive Board
Audit board
Finance Committee
Personnel and Equal
opportunities Committee
The Council of Mayors
Enviromental
and
TrafficDivision
Elderly Division
Social Welfare
and Labour
Market Division
Cultur and
Sports Division
14 District Councils
14 Specialists Committees
17 Companies
Nominations
Committee
Integration drafting
Finance Division
City planning
and Real Estate
Division
Schools and
Education

4. Some statistics for the City of Stockholm
4 % of the citizens: on welfare (lowest share since 1970)
Cost in 2009: about Euros
50 % of adults on social welfare: due to unemployment
Labour market in Stockholm: Service sector and knowledge intensive business
- unemployed 2009, years old: 3,4 % (3,2 % women and 3,6 % men).
Foreign born 2009: 22%
On sick-leave 2008: 6,7 %
4 % are depending on welfare. In 2009 this cost the city about 97 million Euros.
Out of the total number of people on welfare, 50 % are so due to unemployment.

5. Urban challenges in Stockholm
Stockholm has the best labour market in the country, but…
... big differences within the city - segregation problems
District Rinkeby: employment rate 47 % (2007)
77 % generally in the city.

6. Role of the city within the field of employment in Sweden
Generally: municipal self-governance with a lot of independence and taxation right.
Municipalities have no formal mission and limited responsibility for labour market policy.
Municipalities have a big interest in well-functioning local labour markets in order to limit social costs/problems.
Since the 1990s, municipalities - an increasingly active role in labour market policy for social assistance recipients.
and eliminate the risk of people moving to find work elsewhere

7. Major trends in Stockholm
More focus on user involvement
Coaching/Matching
Personalisation
Diversification of providers: Jobbtorg offers as many other social services private providers through procurement. The city is still responsible for monitoring, evaluation and quality.
Main cooperation partner: Public Employment Service

8. Policy on a National Level
The Swedish Public Employment Services Matching the jobseekers with hiring employers
The unemployment insurance Social insurance system Voluntary loss-of-income insurance
Work requirement
Important to be active
Arbetsmarknadsavdelningen

9. Integration of employment services in Stockholm
JOBBTORG !!!