Table
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1The figures are revised back to 1970. | |||||||||||
| 2As of 2001, local government own-account construction activities were reclassified as secondary activities of other local government industries. | |||||||||||
| 3As of 2002, specialist health services were transferred from local to central government. | |||||||||||
| Employed persons, total | 1 641.4 | 1 948.9 | 2 058.8 | 2 319.7 | 2 591.5 | 2 630.0 | 2 684.5 | 2 712.9 | 2 745.8 | 2 753.3 | 2 758.7 |
| Agriculture and forestry | 187.2 | 143.5 | 105.8 | 77.2 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 53.8 | 52.7 | 52.0 | 52.1 | 52.3 |
| Fishing and aquaculture | 24.8 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | 9.3 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| Oil and gas extraction including services | 0.0 | 10.9 | 21.3 | 25.7 | 52.8 | 55.7 | 60.5 | 64.3 | 65.1 | 59.7 | 51.7 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 0.0 | 7.2 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 26.8 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 29.1 | 25.9 |
| Service activities incidental to oil and gas | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 32.4 | 33.2 | 30.6 | 25.8 |
| Manufacturing | 361.4 | 352.3 | 270.0 | 275.0 | 246.7 | 245.6 | 248.4 | 250.7 | 251.4 | 243.4 | 232.8 |
| Food products, beverages and tobacco | 56.7 | 60.3 | 52.8 | 56.0 | 52.2 | 52.4 | 53.1 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 53.4 | 53.5 |
| Textiles, wearing apparel, leather | 37.1 | 21.9 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Manufacture of wood and wood products, except furniture | 27.7 | 29.1 | 19.6 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products | 23.1 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 13.1 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Refined petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical products | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
| Manufacture of basic chemicals etc | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Rubber, plastic and mineral products | 23.8 | 23.4 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.5 |
| Basic metals | 22.9 | 24.2 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
| Machinery and other equipment n.e.c | 74.9 | 76.3 | 59.6 | 63.8 | 63.4 | 63.9 | 67.5 | 69.6 | 70.8 | 67.4 | 62.4 |
| Building of ships, oil platforms and moduls | 31.3 | 37.1 | 27.4 | 35.2 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 27.2 | 23.2 |
| Furniture and other manufacturing n.e.c | 18.3 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 16.3 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Repair and installation of machinery and equiment | 13.6 | 13.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 18.8 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 14.0 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 17.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Water supply, sewerage, waste | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.9 |
| Construction2 | 114.6 | 126.6 | 125.1 | 134.7 | 187.5 | 194.4 | 205.2 | 211.2 | 216.1 | 221.4 | 226.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles | 249.7 | 304.2 | 304.8 | 327.1 | 368.7 | 366.0 | 370.9 | 370.1 | 373.5 | 374.0 | 372.6 |
| Transport via pipelines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Ocean transport | 54.0 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 44.6 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 36.2 | 36.6 |
| Other transport acitivities | 85.3 | 99.0 | 98.0 | 107.5 | 117.8 | 117.2 | 117.6 | 118.8 | 119.2 | 120.5 | 119.7 |
| Postal and courier activities | 14.7 | 23.1 | 34.1 | 32.2 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.7 |
| Accomation and food service activities | 38.6 | 45.2 | 62.1 | 74.8 | 80.0 | 82.4 | 83.7 | 85.7 | 89.3 | 91.1 | 94.0 |
| Information and communcation | 38.4 | 53.4 | 61.4 | 84.6 | 85.7 | 86.8 | 88.3 | 89.1 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 90.8 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 34.6 | 48.9 | 63.2 | 49.9 | 51.5 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 49.3 | 49.0 | 48.3 |
| Real estate activities | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 16.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.2 |
| Imputed rents of owner-occupied dwellings | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Professional, scientific and and technical activities | 24.0 | 38.4 | 60.7 | 83.7 | 115.9 | 117.4 | 121.1 | 124.0 | 126.2 | 127.0 | 125.6 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 12.8 | 27.7 | 35.4 | 85.5 | 113.3 | 120.1 | 126.3 | 126.9 | 128.3 | 127.5 | 126.6 |
| Public administration and defence | 127.2 | 162.0 | 189.5 | 182.0 | 185.7 | 190.1 | 192.1 | 192.8 | 195.4 | 197.5 | 199.7 |
| Education | 90.1 | 121.8 | 149.9 | 177.2 | 193.4 | 195.6 | 197.9 | 200.2 | 202.7 | 204.7 | 208.3 |
| Health and social work | 112.1 | 238.5 | 307.7 | 412.4 | 520.4 | 534.8 | 544.8 | 554.2 | 561.0 | 566.4 | 578.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and other service activities | 41.7 | 60.3 | 70.8 | 79.4 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 95.3 | 95.9 | 97.6 |
| Mainland Norway | 1 587.5 | 1 904.0 | 2 003.5 | 2 256.4 | 2 531.8 | 2 567.9 | 2 618.4 | 2 645.3 | 2 677.7 | 2 687.4 | 2 695.6 |
| General government | 278.2 | 452.4 | 568.3 | 693.1 | 771.4 | 786.3 | 798.8 | 809.4 | 818.7 | 824.5 | 838.6 |
| Central government3 | 110.6 | 132.5 | 149.7 | 157.0 | 284.1 | 288.7 | 293.0 | 296.6 | 303.0 | 305.5 | 310.1 |
| Civil activities | 55.9 | 80.5 | 93.7 | 117.3 | 254.9 | 258.6 | 263.0 | 267.1 | 273.2 | 276.2 | 280.8 |
| Defence activities | 54.7 | 52.0 | 56.0 | 39.7 | 29.2 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 29.3 |
| Local government3 | 167.6 | 319.9 | 418.6 | 536.1 | 487.3 | 497.6 | 505.8 | 512.9 | 515.7 | 519.0 | 528.5 |