Press release from Statistics Sweden

2010-12-07 9:30 AM Nr 2010:335


Labour Market Tendency Survey ´10:

Good supply of newly graduated job-seekers

Employers say they think there is a good supply or a balance of job-seekers without occupational experience for eight out of ten educational groups. Concerning supply of job-seekers with occupational experience, the assessment is mainly the opposite. Employers report that there is still a shortage of those with occupational experience for most of the educational groups.

Increased need for engineers in structural engineering

According to employers, there is a good or balanced supply of newly graduated job-seekers within the area of technology. A shortage is reported for those with occupational experience. Employers estimate that the number of employed engineering graduates will increase over the next three years, especially for those trained in structural engineering. There will also be an increased need within the next three years for applicants with upper secondary education in measurement and control technology, as well as operations, maintenance and HVAC.

Good supply of newly graduated human resources specialists and behaviourists

There is a good supply of newly graduated students in the field of social sciences, especially for human resources specialists and behaviourists. There is somewhat of a shortage of experienced economists and social work professionals while the supply of experienced social scientists and human resources specialists/behaviourists is more balanced. Employers estimate that the number of employed economists, lawyers and computer programmers/systems analysts will increase over the next three years.

Continued shortage of experienced doctors

There is a continued shortage in the healthcare field for experienced doctors, dentists and specialised nurses. There is a good or balanced supply of newly graduated students on the whole. However, there is somewhat of a shortage of newly graduated specialised nurses within for example psychiatry and geriatrics. At the same time, employers estimate that the number of employed specialised nurses will increase during the next three years.

Shortage of leisure time childcare workers

Within the area of education there is a shortage of leisure time childcare workers and compulsory school teachers in mathematics/natural sciences (upper levels), including newly graduated students. Over the next three years, employees only see an increased need for preschool teachers.

Educational programmes where the largest proportion of employers have reported...

Good supply of applicants              Shortage of applicants

Newly graduated                

Newly graduated

Secondary education teachers, history/social sciences

Leisure time childcare workers

Librarians

Compulsory school teachers upper levels, Maths/nat. sciences

Human resource specialists/
Behaviourists

Nurses - other trained specialists

 

Good supply of applicants              Shortage of applicants

Occupational experience

Occupational experience

Secondary education teachers–  
history/social science

Measurement and control
technology training*

Healthcare training*

Engineers (Bachelor of Science)
structural engineering

Librarians

Engineers (Master of Science)
structural engineering

Educational programmes where the largest percentage of employers assess that the number of employees will...

Decrease by 2013

Increase by 2013

Art teachers

Architects   

Pharmacy dispensers

Engineers (Master of Science)
structural engineering

Secondary education teachers, languages

Engineers (Master of Science) electronics/computer technicians/
automation

Childcare*             

Engineers (Bachelor of Science)
structural engineering

Engineers (Bachelor of Science)
electrical engineering/electronics/
computer technicians

*Upper secondary education

Definitions and explanations

Labour Market Tendency Survey 2010 is a survey that provides information on the current labour market situation and its future prospects for the coming years for 71 educational programmes, of which 14 are upper secondary level and 57 are in higher education. Every year in the autumn, roughly 10 000 forms are sent to about 7 000 employers from selected workplaces. Among other things, questions are asked about the supply of applicants (Good supply/Balance/Shortage) and how the current educational programmes are foreseen in a one-year and a three-year perspective (Increase/No change/Decrease).

Publication

A more detailed report of this survey is published in the report
Labour Market Tendency Survey ´10.

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Statistical agency and producer

Statistics Sweden, Forecast Institute
Box 24 300
SE-104 51 Stockholm


Enquiries

Karin Zetterberg
Phone +46 8 506 945 31
E-mail firstname.lastname@scb.se





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