Features · Making It · Published 5 August 2026

Foreign-born women's jobs in Sweden are concentrated in care, service and sales

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Updated 11:53 · 2 min read

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Service, care and sales was the most common occupational field for foreign-born women in Sweden in 2024. For foreign-born men, jobs requiring advanced higher education were most common.

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