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Bottlenecks in the labour market?  The objective of Swedish economic policy is full employment. In the second quarter of 2000 the proportion of people in regular employment was 77.5 per cent, while unemployment was at 4.7 per cent. I believe that it is important that we make sure that all of us who want to…

Bottlenecks in the labour market?   We have in recent years seen a development in Denmark with economic growth and historically low levels of unemployment without this having led to serious bottleneck problems on the labour market. The regional labour market councils and the regional public employment services monitor the development on the labour market…

Bottlenecks in the labour market?  Bottleneck problems in the labour market often require long-term solutions such as through changes to wage scales and the introduction of relevant education, regional development or adaptation programmes. In the short term we need to utilise the mobile labour from other countries. In situations of high unemployment, the demand for…

Bottlenecks in the labour market?  With such an open economy as that in Norway and the dramatic technological developments we are experiencing, we must go in for great adaptability in working life. An education/training system that quickly detects the need for different types of labour force and adapts itself to that need will be a…