Work & Labour in Norway 981 indicators covering work & labour for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 100.92 2024 up 51.7% 48th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 62.59 2025 down 7.9% 19th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,059 2025 up 10.9% 45th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 80.83 2025 down 10.7% 18th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 672.87 2024 up 137.4% 48th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,611 2025 up 42.9% 48th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.8% 2021 down 10.0% 11th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.33 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 13th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.33 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 13th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 3 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 9th Labour force participation rate 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 0.8% 7th Informal employment 81.1 2025 down 37.5% 66th Informal employment rate 3.15 2025 down 39.7% 73rd Employment outside the formal sector 52.09 2025 down 60.9% 68th Share of employment outside the formal sector 2.02 2025 down 62.3% 78th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 4.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 6.2% 29th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 1,611 Persons 2025 up 8.3% 29th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4.46 2025 up 3.7% 54th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 136.32 2025 up 15.0% 54th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 4.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 5.7% 28th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 2.92 million Persons 2025 up 10.7% 31st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 136,300 Persons 2025 up 15.0% 35th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 3.06 million Persons 2025 up 10.9% 32nd Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 42.15 2024 up 8.1% 41st Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 6.13 2024 down 4.9% 29th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.89 2024 down 48.0% 62nd Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 84.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 4.9% 9th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 87.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.8% 14th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 3.83 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 33.2% 31st Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.64 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 down 29.0% 8th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 38.24 2024 down 9.7% 55th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 5.82 2024 down 9.5% 65th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -6.6 Percentage points 2025 down 40.4% 5th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -6.6 Percentage points 2025 down 40.4% 5th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 672.87 2024 up 137.4% 44th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 0.89 2024 down 48.0% 70th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -7.5 Percentage points 2025 down 38.9% 5th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -7.5 Percentage points 2025 down 38.9% 5th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.7 Percentage points 2025 down 16.7% 34th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.7 Percentage points 2025 down 16.7% 34th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.08 2024 down 57.1% 73rd Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 7.57 Years 2025 down 16.2% 20th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 1.7% 2024 down 9.7% 69th Share of male workers in informal employment 1.7% 2024 down 9.7% 69th Share of workers in informal employment 1.4% 2024 down 30.6% 75th Share of female workers in informal employment 1.1% 2024 down 50.0% 80th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 1.4% 2024 down 30.6% 75th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 10.51 2024 up 15.8% 48th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 7.8 Years 2025 down 16.0% 23rd Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 2.55 million Persons 2026 up 9.6% 21st Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 1.4% 2024 down 30.6% 84th Workers in the reference group 2,863 2024 down 19.7% 40th Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 5.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.4% 6th Part-time employment - Regions 732,100 Persons 2025 up 2.7% 15th Dentists — Health and social employment 1.48 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 12.1% 3rd Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.41 Factor of decile 1 2025 down 0.5% 32nd Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) -19,304 National currency 2022 down 198.5% 21st Hospital employment 22.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 7.1% 3rd Gender wage gap 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2025 down 2.8% 34th Pharmacists — Health and social employment 1.55 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 44.9% 9th ← Previous Page 7 of 17 Next →