ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to describe and analyse the prevalence and the forms of precarious work, and what we call ‘precarious unemployment’, in Sweden, calling attention to differences between women and men. It considers developments mainly from the beginning of the 1990s until today. We concentrate on two main forms, namely temporary employment and part-time unemployment. Other forms, such as irregular workers and home-makers (‘housewives’), are discussed less thoroughly, and some forms, such as the self-employed and multiple jobholders are touched on only briefly.
