SSB: Unemployment in Norway continues to fall
Unemployment in Norway fell to 3.2% in May, down 0.2% from February, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Norway’s (SSB) labor force survey. From…
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SSB: By 2050, the population will shrink in 40% of Norwegian municipalities
The cities and surrounding areas will continue to grow, but many municipalities will see a decline in population by 2050, according to new population projections…
SSB: There was a slight decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in Norway in 2021
Last year, there was a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in Norway of 0.3%, according to preliminary figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). The figures show…
SSB: Over 100,000 job positions currently available in Norway – highest level in over ten years
In the first quarter of 2022, there were over 100,000 vacancies in Norway. This is the highest level in over ten years. The number of…
Price of electricity in Norway went up by 23.8% in one year
Without the state support schemes, the price of electricity would have risen 84% for Norwegian households in the past year. In the last twelve months,…
Statistics Norway: Immigration increased again in 2021
Last year, Norway again registered net immigration growth after a decline in the corona year 2020. Last year, 54,000 people immigrated, while 34,300 emigrated. This…
One in five Norwegian families with small children lives in cramped conditions
Only 6% of Norwegian households live in cramped conditions. Still, city dwellers and families with small children are overrepresented: 20% of families with children live…
Statistics Norway: More women on boards and in management – strongest increase among immigrant women
In twelve years, the proportion of women on boards and in management has increased by 2 to 3% points from 17% in 2010 to between…
Statistics Norway: More than 1 million immigrants and children of immigrants are living in Norway, new figures show
Immigrants and their children now make up over a million people in total in the country. There are 820,000 immigrants in Norway, corresponding to 15%…
Statistics Norway: Over 7,000 Ukrainians are living in Norway
There are a total of 7,240 people with an immigrant background from Ukraine in Norway. That makes them the 36th largest group with an immigrant…
Statistics Norway: More immigrants became employed in 2021
The growth in the proportion of employed immigrants was greater than in the rest of the population in 2021, and the proportion is now at…
Statistics Norway: New record reported for the export price of fresh salmon
In week 7, the export price for fresh salmon was NOK 87.60 per kilo, an increase of 13% from the week before, according to figures…
Electricity prices in Norway affected the consumer price index in January
The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.2% from January 2021 to January 2022. The high electricity prices are the main reason for the rise….
SSB: The average monthly salary in Norway increased by 4.2% last year
The average monthly salary in Norway increased by 4.2% from 2020 to 2021. The increase is high and is largely due to delayed wage settlements….
One in four students in Norway dropped out of education, new report warns
One in four students who began university and college education in 2012 dropped out. The figures are from the Frafall report about changes in university…
Statistics Norway: The number of long-term unemployed people is at the same level as before the pandemic
Unemployment in Norway continues to fall and is now back to the level it was in the summer of 2019. In the last quarter of…
The demand for labor in Norway is rising, SSB survey shows
In recent months, the number of vacancies has increased, and unemployment in Norway has fallen, according to the labor force survey from Statistics Norway (SSB)….
In 2021, Norway registered its biggest trade surplus of all time
Norway exported a record high of NOK 1,377.8 billion in 2021, which contributed to the current trade surplus of NOK 531 billion. According to Statistics…
Statistics Norway: Construction costs for homes rose by 13.2% in the last year
Construction costs for homes increased by 13.2% from December 2020 to December 2021. Material costs increased by 26.3% in the same period. The costs for…
SSB: Sporty Christmas gifts are popular among Norwegian shoppers this year
Imports of goods in the months before Christmas usually provide insight into popular Christmas presents for the year. According to Statistics Norway (SSB), skiing and…
