TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in Precarious Employment in Sweden 1992-2017
T2 - A Social Determinant of Health
AU - Bodin, Theo
AU - Matilla-Santander, Nuria
AU - Selander, Jenny
AU - Gustavsson, Per
AU - Hemmingsson, Tomas
AU - Johansson, Gun
AU - Jonsson, Johanna
AU - Kjellberg, Katarina
AU - Kreshpaj, Bertina
AU - Orellana, Cecilia
AU - Wadensjo, Eskil
AU - Albin, Maria
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The aim of this study was to identify trends in precarious employment in the Swedish workforce from 1992 to 2017. This is a repeated cross-sectional study, analyzing the total working population aged 16-75 in Sweden at five-year intervals. We used version 2.0 of the Swedish Register-based Operationalization of Precarious Employment, covering the following dimensions: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, lack of rights and protection. The proportion in precarious employment increased from 9.7 to 12% between 1992 and 2017, a relative increase of 24%. The prevalence was higher among those of lower age, of low education, and immigrants. Differences between sexes converged, and there were slightly more precarious men than women in 2017. The relative increase was most pronounced among men, especially those with low educational attainment and of European origin. The increasing proportion of precarious employees is a clear challenge to the tripartite Nordic model, which requires sufficient trade-union bargaining power.
AB - The aim of this study was to identify trends in precarious employment in the Swedish workforce from 1992 to 2017. This is a repeated cross-sectional study, analyzing the total working population aged 16-75 in Sweden at five-year intervals. We used version 2.0 of the Swedish Register-based Operationalization of Precarious Employment, covering the following dimensions: employment insecurity, income inadequacy, lack of rights and protection. The proportion in precarious employment increased from 9.7 to 12% between 1992 and 2017, a relative increase of 24%. The prevalence was higher among those of lower age, of low education, and immigrants. Differences between sexes converged, and there were slightly more precarious men than women in 2017. The relative increase was most pronounced among men, especially those with low educational attainment and of European origin. The increasing proportion of precarious employees is a clear challenge to the tripartite Nordic model, which requires sufficient trade-union bargaining power.
KW - temporary employment
KW - non-standard employment
KW - labor market
KW - employment quality
KW - income
KW - unionization
KW - CANADA
KW - WORK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph191912797
DO - 10.3390/ijerph191912797
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36232108
VL - 19
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 19
M1 - 12797
ER -