CAFO Working Papers, Centre for Labour Market Policy Research (CAFO), School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University
No 2011:2:
European versus non-European immigrants on the Swedish labour market during the recession
Jan Ekberg ()
Abstract: Since the end of 2008 there is an economic recession in
the world inducing a contraction in the Swedish economy. The recession has
to a great extent been a recession in the manufactory sector. During the
same period the number employed in the Swedish manufactory sector decreased
by about 14 percent. A recovery started in 2010. The study shows that while
immigrants born in Europe have not suffered more than natives since late
2008, immigrants born outside Europe have experienced a sharp deterioration
in labour market situation compared to natives. The study presents some
explanations. From late 2010 the situation has stabilized. There is also a
comparison with the labour market situation for immigrants during the
recession in the beginning of 1990s. The employment gap between natives and
immigrants born outside Europe has not widened as much in the recession
2008 – 2010 as it did during the early 1990s.
Keywords: Recession; Immigration; (follow links to similar papers)
JEL-Codes: J01; (follow links to similar papers)
16 pages, May 1, 2011
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