Work & Labour in Norway

981 indicators covering work & labour for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 26.6% 2025 up 63.2% 4th
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 17.0% 2025 up 65.0% 1st
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 5.0% 2025 up 61.3% 26th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 46.3% 2025 up 95.4% 3rd
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly 160.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 96.0% 13th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 10th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 10th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 4.9% 2025 down 23.4% 42nd
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 87.3% 2025 down 1.8% 21st
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 12.7% 2025 up 14.4% 25th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 93.6% 2025 down 4.7% 31st
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 66.8% 2025 up 2.9% 13th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 32.3 Rate 2024 down 4.4% 33rd
Informal employment, female 23.1% 2020 down 54.0% 26th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 77.5% 2025 down 0.3% 7th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 1.48 million Persons 2016 up 13.3% 11th
Annual net earnings 35,984 2023 down 5.3% 6th
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment 84,897 Persons 2024 up 8.7% 13th
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 126.3 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 49.3% 25th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 78.7 Rate 2023 up 3.7% 16th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 36,548 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 23.7% 3rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 50.3 Rate 2023 down 6.0% 15th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 40th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 40th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 4,169 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 24th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 20.1% 2025 down 16.6% 18th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 14.5% 2025 down 10.5% 13th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 14.5% 2025 down 9.9% 12th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 14.5% 2025 down 10.5% 13th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 92.7% 2025 down 5.6% 34th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.5% 2025 up 9.4% 4th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.6% 2025 up 10.0% 4th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.5% 2025 up 9.4% 4th
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 14.7% 2025 down 10.4% 12th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 10th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 10th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.9% 2025 up 9.2% 4th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 27.8% 2025 down 3.5% 12th
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 4.3% 2025 down 64.5% 39th
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 15.8% 2025 up 24.4% 15th
Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 49.2 Thousand 2025 up 87.1% 24th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 46.5 Thousand 2025 up 96.2% 24th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 46.5 Thousand 2025 up 96.2% 24th
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 46.5 Thousand 2025 up 96.2% 24th
Youth long-term unemployment rate 1.8% 2016 up 157.1% 23rd
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 2,935 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.8% 22nd
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 2,947 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.2% 22nd
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 154.5 Thousand persons 2026 down 10.7% 32nd
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 2,777 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.4% 22nd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.2 Hour 2026 down 4.7% 42nd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 13.3 Hour 2026 down 5.0% 16th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 2,947 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.2% 22nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 2,947 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.2% 22nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 2,947 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.2% 22nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 2,788 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.8% 22nd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 101.1 Month 2026 down 3.1% 33rd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 2,947 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.2% 22nd
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 125.6 Thousand persons 2026 up 60.0% 18th