På flera ben : En jämförelse av tre kommuners samverkan och kommunikation kring lokala jobbspår

Sammanfattning: At the end of 2022 nearly 75 percent of those registered unemployed at the Swedish Public Employment Service [PES] was considered to belong to the category of long term unemployed with weak competitiveness in the labour market. This group of individuals is often aligned with numerous complex needs. To counteract and end unemployment in this group the PES need comprehensive collaborations with other actors.    The aim of this study is to examine and compare how the Swedish PES and the local labour market offices in three Swedish municipalities collaborate and communicate regarding the local job tracks. The study is limited to three questions: How does the PES and the municipality collaborate around the local job tracks? What prerequisites must be in place to facilitate the communication that successful collaboration requires? What factors affect the prerequisites of communications both positively and negatively?   To answer our questions, we have used a qualitative method and interviewed three respondents in each of the three municipalities. To analyse our results, we’ve used the terms regulations, organisations, point of view and relational power taken from two theories of collaboration developed by sociologist Berth Danermark.    Our findings show that the prerequisite needed to facilitate the communication that successful collaboration needs are clearly defined guidelines in the written agreements around communication, clearly organised communicative roles as well as continued dialogue to create shared points of view and reflection.