Work & Labour in Norge 48 indicators covering work & labour for Norge. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.6% 2025 up 2.4% 58th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.6% 2025 up 2.4% 101st Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour 2025 down 2.1% 386th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,169 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 48th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.6% 2025 up 2.4% 101st Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,169 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 48th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% 2025 up 2.7% 97th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 72.9% 2025 up 2.7% 56th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,039 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 36th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,039 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 36th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% 2025 up 2.7% 97th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 34.5 Hour 2025 up 2.4% 371st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 71st Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 261st Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 71st Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 261st Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 71st Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 261st Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 114,100 Euro 2021 up 7.7% 25th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 122nd Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 2,816 Thousand 2021 up 9.5% 31st Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 114,100 Euro 2021 up 7.7% 84th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 160,902 2020 up 13.7% 18th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 355th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 20.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.8% 150th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 48.0% 2025 up 42.9% 35th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 354th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 354th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 21.0% 2025 up 55.6% 187th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 12.8% 2025 up 146.2% 14th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.0% 2021 unchanged 331st Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 1.2 Thousand persons 2016 down 83.3% 256th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 36th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 357.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.2% 60th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 33rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 33rd Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 1,700 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.9% 28th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 119.3 Thousand persons 2024 up 13.1% 32nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 2,514 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.6% 36th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,514 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.6% 36th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 1,151 Thousand 2008 up 28.5% 28th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,514 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.6% 33rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,514 Thousand persons 2008 up 11.6% 33rd