Work & Labour in Norway

981 indicators covering work & labour for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Time-related underemployment 27.41 2023 up 1.0% 28th
Time-related underemployment rate 1.06 2023 down 2.4% 26th
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 4.17 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 9.0% 24th
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 100.92 2024 up 51.7% 33rd
Labour force by educational attainment level 3,039 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 23rd
Employed persons by professional status 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Self-employed persons by occupation 151.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.0% 32nd
Employees by occupation 2,746 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.9% 22nd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 4,169 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.3% 24th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 72.9% 2025 up 2.7% 10th
Employment rates by educational attainment level 69.6% 2025 up 2.4% 6th
Employed persons by educational attainment level 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 2,923 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.7% 23rd
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 151.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.0% 32nd
Employees by educational attainment level 2,746 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.9% 22nd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 2,903 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.9% 23rd
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 4.5% 2025 up 4.7% 30th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 1,130 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.4% 31st
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 136.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 15.0% 28th
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 1,076 Thousand persons 2025 down 2.3% 31st
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 27.1% 2025 down 6.6% 36th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.22 2025 up 10.2% 36th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 24.6% 2025 down 9.2% 10th
Temporary employees by occupation 227.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.3% 22nd
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 227.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.3% 22nd
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 227.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.3% 22nd
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 191.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.9% 19th
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 191.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.9% 19th
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 191.6 Thousand persons 2025 down 21.9% 19th
Temporary employees by main reason 8.3% 2025 down 4.6% 30th
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 1.1 2024 down 16.0% 14th
Youth employment by educational attainment level 161.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 49.2% 11th
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 107.25 2024 up 17.2% 31st
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.69 2024 up 5.8% 26th
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 3,860 Hours 2018 up 7.0% 23rd
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 127.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 27.9% 20th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 10.5% 2025 down 45.9% 32nd
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 10.5% 2025 down 45.9% 32nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 11.56 2025 up 10.2% 32nd
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 42.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 155.4% 12th
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 287 2015 up 15.3% 1st
Public employment 2,973 2023 up 9.6% 26th
Midwives — Health and social employment 94.22 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 30.8% 9th
Labour input in construction - quarterly data 99.4 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 6.5% 32nd
Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 4,186 Thousand persons 2026 up 6.3% 24th
Population in private households by country of birth and labour 4,186 Thousand persons 2026 up 6.3% 24th
Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 3,083 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.3% 22nd
Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 3,083 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.3% 22nd
Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 3,083 Thousand persons 2026 up 12.3% 22nd
Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 73.6% 2026 up 5.6% 8th
Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 73.6% 2026 up 5.6% 8th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.6% 2026 up 5.6% 8th
Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 70.1% 2026 up 5.1% 6th
Employment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 70.1% 2026 up 5.1% 6th
Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 70.1% 2026 up 5.1% 6th
Employed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 2,935 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.8% 22nd
Employed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 2,935 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.8% 22nd