This is due to the ongoing cuts within the authority.

Residents of the affected locations can now go to Malmö, Helsingborg, Kristianstad or Ystad if they wish to meet with an employment agency - or communicate digitally with the authority.

- We probably could have done better if we had a little more time on us, says Sofie Carlsson, market area manager at the Swedish Employment Agency Skåne.

The 16 local offices will be fully closed next year and will only receive meetings already booked.