Arbetssökandens

Arbetssökandens is the possessive form of the Swedish noun arbetssökande, referring to a person who is actively seeking employment. The word denotes something that belongs to or concerns the job seeker, such as rights, obligations, or needs. Arbetssökande is formed as a compound of arbete (work) and sökande (seeking), and it is used both in everyday language and in formal policy contexts to describe individuals looking for work.

Grammatical note: The possessive suffix -s is attached to nouns to indicate ownership. The definite singular form of the noun is arbetssökanden, and the possessive is arbetssökandens, as in "arbetssökandens rättigheter" (the job seeker's rights). The plural form for multiple job seekers is arbetssökandenas (the job seekers' rights/needs, etc.). In practice, both indefinite and definite forms may appear in different sentence constructions, but arbetssökandens is specifically the singular possessive.

Usage: The term is common in labor market and welfare literature, policy documents, and news reporting about unemployment and employment services. It is often used when discussing the rights, obligations, or support needs of individuals who are looking for work. Public employment services, social security programs, and regulatory texts frequently address arbetssökandes situation to describe the target group and its interaction with programs or benefits.

See also: arbetssökande, arbetsförmedlingen, arbetslöshet, arbetsmarknad, arbetsrätt.