Work & Labour in Norway 981 indicators covering work & labour for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 125.6 Thousand persons 2026 up 60.0% 18th Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 3.4% 2023 up 32.9% 3rd Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 179.9 Thousand 2026 up 78.6% 17th Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 37.7 Thousand 2026 down 11.1% 26th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.8% 2025 up 533.3% 14th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.8% 2025 up 533.3% 14th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.8% 2025 up 533.3% 14th Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 3,083 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.3% 20th Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 147 Thousand persons 2026 up 20.5% 26th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 171.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.1% 23rd Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 132.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 37.9% 23rd Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 48.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.0% 21st Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 57.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 53.4% 22nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 38 Thousand persons 2026 down 20.8% 25th Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 745 Thousand persons 2026 up 6.3% 15th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 22 Thousand persons 2026 down 50.0% 34th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 126 Thousand persons 2026 up 41.6% 16th Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 126 Thousand persons 2026 up 41.6% 16th Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 61 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 18th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 415 Thousand persons 2026 down 14.8% 18th Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly 107 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 6.0% 15th Sewage sludge production and disposal 31.84 Kilograms per capita 2024 up 14.6% 1st Regional disparities in employment rates 2.2% 2025 up 4.8% 17th Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 15.6% 2025 down 3.1% 4th Regional disparities in unemployment rates 10.3% 2025 up 1.0% 22nd Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 93.5% 2025 up 2.5% 3rd Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 81.0% 2025 down 1.1% 13th Labour transitions by type of contract 93.7% 2025 up 1.4% 6th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 3.9% 2024 up 23.1% 44th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 2.3% 2025 down 65.2% 24th Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 33.1% 2025 down 26.1% 36th Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 1.1% 2025 up 266.7% 10th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 9.2% 2025 up 104.4% 4th Labour transitions by employment status 94.4% 2025 up 0.5% 20th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 31.5% 2025 up 13.3% 2nd Persons by household composition and labour status 1,066 Thousand persons 2025 — 24th Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and labour status 472.6 Thousand persons 2025 — 22nd Employment rate of adults by educational attainment level, number of 70.7 Rate 2025 — 3rd Employment rate by educational attainment level and household 70.7 Rate 2025 — 3rd Persons by labour status within households and household composition 5,548 Thousand persons 2025 — 24th Children per private household by labour status within households and 0.4 Person 2025 — 12th Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age 4,482 Thousand persons 2025 — 24th Private households by household composition, number of children and 2,719 Thousand households 2025 — 23rd Persons per private household by household composition, number of 2 Person 2025 — 34th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 4.0% 2024 up 14.0% 47th Percentage of adult temporary employees by number of children and age 26.1% 2025 — 22nd Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 26.1% 2025 — 22nd Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 6.7% 2025 — 21st Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 56.5% 2025 — 4th Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 56.5% 2025 — 4th Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 496 Thousand 2021 up 9.3% 23rd Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 3.9% 2024 up 26.2% 41st Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 14.5% 2025 down 10.5% 13th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 238.6 Thousand persons 2025 up 134.4% 13th Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 2,923 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.7% 23rd Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 151.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.0% 32nd Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 2,746 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.9% 22nd Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 227.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.3% 22nd ← Previous Page 13 of 17 Next →