The number of unemployed in Helsingborg is increasing, and the largest increase is most obvious in the 18–24 age group.
We We need to work more proactively to prevent people from becoming dependent on financial support from the state, by, for example, by innovating around educational and re-training opportunities for more people. Many unemployed residents lack the skills that are in demand in an increasingly mobile and changing labour market. How do we become better at proactively ensuring everyone in society becomes employable or self-sufficient?
Contact: Peter.ekstrom@helsingborg.se
Focal points
Read more about driving forces behind this challenge in the city's trend and environment analysis. The focal points are described trends in Helsingborg's immediate surroundings that affect the challenge differently.
- 1. Increased welfare costs
- 5. The battle for skills
- 6. Changing labour market
- 7. Integration challenges
Global Goals
This challenge relates to Sustainable Development Goal:
