Despite several postponements, the distribution of public sector jobs has not changed.

Despite efforts, distribution of government jobs unchanged

We have not yet reached our goal of creating a better balance in the distribution of government jobs across the country, says the minister.

Morten Dahlin (V) is the minister for cities, countryside, and churches. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix) 52 minutes ago

The distribution of government jobs across the country has remained largely unchanged.

This is reported by Jyllands-Posten () based on data from Statistics Denmark.

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In 2015, 41.2% of all government jobs were in Copenhagen and the surrounding area.

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In 2024, the figure is 40.9%.

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In 2015, 37.9% of all government jobs were in Jutland.

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In 2024, it is 38.1%.

For several years, successive governments have expressed the need to create a better balance in the distribution of government jobs in the country.

Therefore, several government jobs have been moved from Copenhagen to the provinces.

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Not there yet

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In a written comment to Jyllands-Posten, Minister for Cities, Countryside, and Churches Morten Dahlin (V) states, "I acknowledge that we have not yet reached our goal."

- I firmly believe that you can find capable employees for the state, even outside the largest cities.

In January, an analysis from Balance Denmark showed that the number of government jobs in Copenhagen and the surrounding area had increased by 2,081 from 2022 to 2023.

Balance Denmark is an organization that works for decentralization.

The analysis also showed that about 5,750 government jobs had been moved from the capital to the rest of Denmark from 2015 onwards as a result of political relocation agreements in 2015 and 2018.

Nevertheless, Copenhagen and the surrounding area gained approximately 6,300 new government jobs in the same period.

Therefore, the capital region has received over 12,000 new government jobs since 2015, according to Balance Denmark in a press release.

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