Expert: Statistics Sweden's unemployment figures are misleading

Statistics Sweden says over 500,000 people are unemployed across the country.

But Anders Forslund, professor emeritus at the state-owned Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy, says that number doesn't give the full picture.

That figure includes for example upper secondary school and university students looking for part-time work, which Forslund says isn't a fair reflection of unemployment. ...