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The labour market in 2020 for foreign born persons with a higher education. Immigrated to Sweden in the period 2008–2019

The highest matching between work and education was in health and medical care and natural sciences for foreign born persons with a higher education

Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2023-03-29 8.00

In health and medical care and natural sciences, eight out of ten foreign born persons with a higher education, who had work as their main activity in 2020, also had work that matched their education. This share was the highest among all fields of education. This study is about persons who immigrated to Sweden in 2008–2019.

Publication

A more detailed report of this survey has been published in the theme report:

Arbetsmarknaden 2020 för högutbildade utrikes födda. Invandrade 2008–2019 (pdf) (Swedish with elements of English)

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