Arbetsför

Arbetsför is a Swedish term that appears mainly as an informal or abbreviated form related to the concept of work capacity. It is not widely established as a standalone word in standard dictionaries, and its exact meaning depends on context. In many texts it functions as shorthand for related ideas such as a person’s ability to work, employability, or the capacity to perform job tasks.

In practice, arbetsför is most often encountered in policy discussions, media coverage, and informal language about labor market issues. It is commonly linked to topics such as sickness absence, rehabilitation, return-to-work processes, and efforts to improve individuals’ chances of finding or retaining employment. The emphasis is typically on functional capability rather than current employment status.

Because it is informal, use of arbetsför should be cautious in formal writing. The more established terms in Swedish are arbetsförmåga (work capacity) and arbetsförmågebedömning (assessment of work capacity), which provide precise and widely understood meanings in medical, social security, and occupational contexts.

See also: arbetsförmåga, arbetsförmågebedömning, rehabilitering, arbetsmarknad, sjukskrivning.