Employment and Success
In the early years of migration, most Moroccan immigrants to Sweden originated from rural parts of Morocco, and were employed in service industries such as construction work, cleaning, serving, and driving. There have been indications of change in socioeconomic conditions for Moroccans in Sweden in last decade. According to research conducted by the Moroccan Youth Federation in Sweden, by 2000, the total number of Moroccan employers reached 3095, which constitutes 0.5% of all small-medium companies in Sweden. The current number of persons employed in Moroccan businesses in Sweden is 49.500, while half of these businesses are in the hotel and restaurant sectors. Furthermore, there is a relative increase in university attendance among the second-generation members of Moroccan community, although Moroccans still rank quite low among immigrant groups in Sweden with regard to educational attainment.
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