9 out of 10 new hires in Denmark are internationals

Internationals account for as much as 87 percent of the growth in national employment, according to new figures from Dansk Industri.

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Lotte van den Hout

Apr 25, 2024

Employment in Denmark has hit a record high, with 3,014,700 active in the workforce, according to new figures released on Monday by Dansk Industri, Denmark’s largest business and employers’ organization. In the past year, the number of employees has risen by 22,759, with internationals accounting for 19,811 of them, equating to 87 percent of the […]

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