Some municipalities choose new names for job centers

From February 1, 2026, municipalities will be free to choose what to call their employment initiatives.

Some municipalities have retained the name Jobcenter, while others have chosen a different name for their employment initiatives.

What does that mean for you?

As an unemployed person, you will typically be in contact with your local municipality after you have been unemployed for three months. Previously, you would have been in contact with the Jobcenter, regardless of which municipality you live in.

In future, the name may be different, but it will still be the municipality that is responsible.
You can see from the letters you receive who is responsible for employment initiatives in your municipality and who you should therefore contact.

We are also changing our language

From now on, you will see that we use 'the municipality' instead of 'the Job Center.'
Not because anything is becoming more complicated, but because the name is no longer the same everywhere.

Regardless of the name in your municipality, you must still register as unemployed at jobnet.dk.

Do you have any questions?

Remember that you can always contact us if you need help or have any questions. This applies regardless of how long you have been unemployed. We are always ready to help you.