Work & Labour in Norway 981 indicators covering work & labour for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,039 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 23rd Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.6% 2025 up 2.4% 9th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.6% 2025 up 2.4% 9th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.6% 2025 up 2.4% 6th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour 2025 down 2.1% 45th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 34.5 Hour 2025 up 2.4% 44th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 28th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 33rd Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 28th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 33rd Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 28th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 33rd Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102.6 Index, 2020=100 2021 up 6.8% 32nd Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 150,700 Euro 2021 up 8.2% 3rd Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 18,885 2024 up 86.8% 45th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 83.1% 2025 down 0.1% 10th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 2,824 Thousand 2021 up 9.1% 20th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 150,700 Euro 2021 up 8.2% 3rd Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 162,035 2020 up 12.7% 13th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 42nd Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 20.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.8% 37th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 48.0% 2025 up 42.9% 6th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 58.3% 2025 up 16.0% 13th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 56.8% 2025 up 16.1% 20th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 59.8% 2025 up 15.6% 9th Part time employment, female 33.8% 2024 down 14.6% 46th Part time employment, male 17.2% 2024 up 13.0% 47th Part time employment, total 25.1% 2024 down 6.4% 44th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 537 Co-inventions 2023 down 26.8% 27th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 54.8% 2020 up 11.6% 40th Annual working hours per worker 1,412 hours per worker 2023 down 0.6% 127th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,412 hours per worker 2023 down 0.6% 127th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.7% 2024 down 26.9% 124th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 42nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% 42nd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.0% 2024 up 14.0% 120th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 21.0% 2025 up 55.6% 31st Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 12.8% 2025 up 146.2% 2nd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.0% 2021 unchanged 42nd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,412 hours per worker 2023 down 0.6% 127th Incidence of part-time employment 52.68 2024 up 12.3% 3rd Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 1.2 Thousand persons 2016 down 83.3% 42nd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 68.21 2024 down 18.7% 93rd Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.65 2024 down 20.0% 111th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 38.24 2024 down 9.7% 90th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 5.82 2024 down 9.5% 110th Employees 2,760 2025 up 12.5% 59th Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 2,923 Persons 2025 up 10.7% 34th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 357.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.2% 23rd Unemployment of previously employed persons 95.58 2024 — 67th Unemployed population — Unemployment 136.32 Persons 2025 up 15.0% 31st Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,386 Hours per year per person 2025 down 1.8% 34th Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 2,746 Persons 2025 up 11.9% 26th ← Previous Page 5 of 17 Next →