Technological change, green re‑industrialisation, and turbulence in global trade are just some of the structural pressures confronting local labour markets today. In the latest episode of the "Det nya framtidslandet?" podcast by CERUM, Zoltán Elekes speaks (in English) with Elin Leyonberg about what research tells us regarding the transformation of local economic structures over time and how policy can build on this evidence to shape employment opportunities for the locals.

Among other things, Zoltán discusses his paper in the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society (co‑authored with Anna Baranowska-Rataj and Rikard Eriksson), which examines how workers escape low‑wage jobs in labour markets where better‑paid positions related to their skills are available:

https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad016

They also discuss a free, web‑based application that lets users explore local economic structures across Sweden’s labour markets. This tool is grounded in the research Zoltán and colleagues have conducted in recent years on local economic structures and diversification opportunities:

https://os-sweden.rec-group.se/