How we assess how quickly you can get a job and what support you need

When you register at Arbetsförmedlingen we assess how quickly you can get a job and what support you need. We use a statistical assessment support tool. It is an automatic method for processing personal data and is based on the information you have provided to us. The purpose is to help you find a job as soon as possible.

Which information do we use?

We use the information you supplied when registering and other information about you that is in our systems when we perform automatic processing. This can involve the length of time you have been registered, your education, age and the conditions in the place where you live. For example, being registered for a long time will indicate that you are further away from the labour market. The processing is known as profiling and in a legal sense it involves automatic processing of personal data carried out in order to assess and predict certain personal qualities.

Arbetsförmedlingen can also retrieve information from other authorities, such as the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).

  • Registration period
  • Measures during the current registration period
  • Jobseeker category
  • Interlocal applicant
  • Country of birth
  • County
  • Postcode
  • Post town
  • Municipality
  • Educational level
  • Education specialisation
  • Occupational groups applied for (up to 4)
  • Experience in occupational groups applied for
  • Education for occupational groups applied for
  • Age
  • Gender
  • Member of which unemployment insurance fund
  • Month of registration
  • Functional impairments/disabilities

Your need for support

Arbetsförmedlingen has made the assessment that this information is relevant to determining how far you are from the labour market, how quickly you can find a job and what support you need. We use the statistical assessment support tool in order to determine whether Prepare and Match can provide you with the right support.

Three categories of support

The assessment support tool proposes to Arbetsförmedlingen what level of support you need. The levels are:

  • You are assessed to have a minimum need for support and can cope yourself with the aid of, for example, the Public Employment Service’s digital services.
  • You need extra support in order to find a job or start studying.
  • You need in-depth support which Arbetsförmedlingen will investigate further.

Support that works the best for you

The employment officer makes an assessment on the basis of all the data we have about you and what is proposed by the assessment support tool. They then make a decision about what support you will receive. The aim is for you to receive the best possible support.

More information

All personal data processing must have a legal basis in the rules concerning processing of personal data. The Public Employment Service conducts the profiling with support on the legal bases “public interests” and “exercise of official authority”. The purpose for the processing of personal data is the administration of cases.

In a legal sense, profiling refers to automatic processing of personal data used to assess certain personal qualities of a natural person, in particular in order to analyse or predict, for example, financial situation, preferences, interests, behaviour or place of residence.

You can find more information here about how the Public Employment Service processes your personal data and what rights you have as a registered person:

How we handle your personal data