More young people registered as disabled
In the last year, the number of young disabled people increased by 2,000. In the last seven years, the number of young disabled people has…
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Unemployment falls among immigrants in Norway
A total of 5.5 percent of immigrants in Norway were fully unemployed in the third quarter. This is a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from…
What will be your summer baby’s name?
Do you want a true summer name for the baby? Spring and summer months are the most common to change first names in Norway….
Norway exported goods worth ~82 bn in April
Norway exported goods worth NOK 81.9 billion in April In April, Norway exported goods worth NOK 81.9 billion, an increase of 20.5 per cent compared…
Statistics Norway’s immigration report has been published
Statistics Norway’s immigration report has been published The much-discussed immigration report by Statistics Norway (SSB) researcher Erling Holmøy and Birger Strøm has now been published,…
Slight decline in absence
Slight decline in absence due to sickness Sick leave in Norway fell to 6.3 per cent in the second quarter. Seasonal and influenza-adjusted figures from…
Less need for dentists in the future
Less need for dentists in the future according to lecturer Norwegian teeth have become so much better that we will need fewer dentists in the future,…
Statistics Norway: Unemployment up to 4.6 per cent
Statistics Norway: Unemployment up to 4.6 per cent There were 126,000 unemployed in April, representing 4.6 percent of the workforce. At the same time, the…
Female graduates more often than men
Female graduates 6 – Males 4 For all graduation levels, there were more female graduates than males in the academic year 2015/16. The difference was greatest…
SSB: Unemployment down to 4.2 percent
In January 2017, there were 115,000 unemployed in Norway, according to adjusted figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). This corresponds to 4.2 percent of the workforce,…
More reports of cases of abuse and violence says Statistics Norway (SSB), but the news is not all bad
Police received nearly 35,000 reports of violence and abuse in the past year. One in six violent offences concerned domestic abuse. Of the total of…
Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) believe the oil slump is nearing its end
The economists at Statistics Norway see a brighter future, and they believe that growth in the Norwegian economy will pick up. This is shown in…
No more rate cuts, says SSB
The time for cutting more interest rate is over, according to Statistics Norway. There are both positive and negative signs in the Norwegian economy which…
SSB believes unemployment has peaked
Unemployment has peaked, but will only decrease slightly into the next few years, SSB estimates in its analysis of Norwegian and international economy. -The standstill in…
SSB alerts even lower oil investments
Oil investments will fall also next year, according to figures from Statistics Norway. The estimate is 14.6 percent lower than for 2016. The total investment…
SSB predicts brighter prospects for the Norwegian economy in the future
Unemployment is about to peak and prospects look brighter for the Norwegian economy from next year, according to figures from Statistics Norway. The situation for…
The Cancer Society eyes hope for a smoke free generation
Only 4 percent of young are smoking every day.The Cancer Society sees signs that cigarettes eventually will be phased out. Fewer young people than ever…