21% of Norwegians who became unemployed due to corona this spring are still without a job
This spring, over 400,000 Norwegians were laid off or lost their jobs when the corona pandemic started. Nine months later, 21% of those affected are still without a job.
The majority of the nearly 400,000 who lost their jobs in March and April have started working again.
But 83,920 of them, corresponding to 21%, were still job seekers in November, according to newspaper Klassekampen.
The situation is the worst in Oslo, where 29% of those who became unemployed in March and April are still unemployed. That amounts to 8,858 people.
Gloomy figures
Viken is in second place with 23%, Vestland is in third place with 22%, and Rogaland follows with 20%.
Nordland and Møre og Romsdal have the lowest number of those who are still unemployed, with 15%.
As many as 38% of those who worked in tourism and transport are still unemployed.
In Oslo, those who work in the nightlife industry are the most affected.
© NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today
