Labor market sectors and parties
23 questions · Beginner
Based on UHR’s study material about Sweden (Sverige i fokus). The material may contain value judgments and is not necessarily entirely neutral.
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How to answer
Choose the right answer about how the labor market is organized.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How is the public sector funded? | Through taxes |
| Roughly what share of everyone who works in Sweden works in the public sector? | 30 percent |
| Roughly what share of everyone who works in Sweden works in the private sector? | 70 percent |
| Who is responsible for the services in the public sector? | The state, regions and municipalities |
| In which sector do police officers, teachers and firefighters work, for example? | The public sector |
| What does the private sector consist of? | Privately owned companies |
| In which sector do you find stores, restaurants, factories and construction companies? | The private sector |
| Which industries are typical of companies in the big cities? | Services and trade |
| Why are steel mills and paper mills often located in smaller towns? | They are close to natural resources |
| Who hires employees and pays their wages? | The employer |
| Which is the largest organization representing private companies as employers? | Confederation of Swedish Enterprise |
| Which two organizations represent employers at public-sector workplaces? | Arbetsgivarverket and SKR |
| What is the full Swedish name of the organization abbreviated SKR? | Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner |
| Which organizations represent employees? | Trade unions |
| What is the full Swedish name of the union confederation abbreviated LO? | Landsorganisationen i Sverige |
| What is the full Swedish name of the union confederation abbreviated TCO? | Tjänstemännens centralorganisation |
| What is the full Swedish name of the union confederation abbreviated SACO? | Sveriges akademikers centralorganisation |
| How is a union confederation like LO made up? | Of many different unions |
| Who can be members of a union? | The employees at the workplaces |
| What do unions negotiate with the employer about? | Wages |
| What is the agreement on wages and working conditions that unions and employers sign called? | Collective agreement |
| Who does a collective agreement apply to? | All employees at the workplaces it covers |
| Who sets wages in Sweden through negotiations? | The labor market parties |
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