Minifacts about Norway 2012

 

5. Work and pay



Primary work status, persons aged 15-74. Average percentage 2011



1 Includes both full-time and part-time employment as primary activity.
Source:  Statistics Norway.
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Employed and unemployed, per cent of labour force. Selected countries. 2010



Source:  OECD.
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Women in the labour force aged 15-64, and proportion of part-time workers. Selected countries, 2010



Source:  Eurostat.
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Public sector employment as share of total employment



Source:  Statistics Norway.
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Employment by industry. Average percentage, 2011. 1 000
  Per cent Total Male Female
Total (including "not stated")  100.0 2 543 1 339 1 204
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 2.4 60 49 11
Mining and quarrying 2.1 53 43 10
Manufacturing 9.3  237  179 58
Electricity, water and refuse disposal 1.3 32 26 6
Construction 7.5  190  175 15
Domestic trade 13.7  349  183  166
Transport, storage and warehousing 5.7  144  114 30
Hotel and restaurant 2.6 67 27 40
Information and communications 3.7 95 68 28
Financial services and insurance 2.0 51 29 22
Technical activities, real estate 6.1  154 94 60
Business activities 3.8 97 50 47
Public administration, defence and social insurance 6.0  153 81 72
Education 8.3  211 77  135
Health and social work 21.5  547  103  444
Personal services 4.0  102 40 62
Source: Statistics Norway.
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Average monthly pay1  for men and women in selected industries. 2010
Industry Men Women Women's pay as percentage of men's
  NOK Per cent
All employees 39 300 33 400 85
       
Oil and natural gas production 58 700 52 900 90
Manufacturing 37 500 33 100 88
Construction 34 900 34 600 99
Wholesale and retail trade 35 600 29 000 81
Transport 37 300 33 000 88
Information and communications 49 100 41 000 84
Financial services 58 700 40 000 68
Professional, scientific and technical services 50 800 39 300 77
Business services 32 800 29 400 90
Public administration (central and local government) 39 900 35 800 90
Education 38 700 35 800 93
Health and social services 38 100 32 800 86
1  Pay for part-time workers converted to full-time equivalents.
Source: Statistics Norway.
More information: http://www.ssb.no/lonnansatt_en/