Statistics Norway

9.12 Employed persons, by sex and working hours per week.1 Per cent
Year Total Males Females
Short parttime2 Long parttime3 Fulltime4 Short part-time Long part-time Full-time Short part-time Long part-time Full-time
1972 9.8 12.4 77.8 3.0 5.4 91.6 21.6 24.6 53.8
1973 10.1 12.8 77.1 3.0 5.6 91.5 22.4 25.3 52.3
1974 9.8 13.2 76.9 2.8 5.7 91.5 21.8 26.2 52.0
1975 10.1 13.4 76.6 3.1 5.6 91.3 21.5 26.1 52.4
1976 11.1 15.0 74.0 3.7 6.6 89.7 22.6 28.1 49.3
1977 11.6 15.7 72.8 3.9 6.9 89.2 23.3 29.1 47.6
1978 11.5 14.9 73.5 3.7 6.1 90.2 23.3 28.3 48.4
1979 11.7 15.6 72.7 4.0 6.6 89.4 22.9 28.7 48.4
1980 11.5 15.5 72.9 3.9 5.9 90.2 22.7 29.8 47.5
1981 12.5 15.8 71.6 4.1 6.6 89.3 24.8 29.3 45.9
1982 12.3 16.6 71.2 4.1 6.9 88.9 23.9 30.4 45.7
1983 13.1 16.5 70.4 4.6 7.0 88.4 25.0 29.9 45.2
1984 12.8 16.4 70.9 4.5 6.9 88.5 24.1 29.4 46.4
1985 12.5 15.9 71.6 4.6 6.0 89.4 23.2 29.4 47.4
1986 12.8 15.6 71.6 4.8 5.6 89.6 23.2 28.9 47.9
1987 13.2 15.1 71.7 5.5 5.7 88.8 23.3 27.5 49.3
1988 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1989 13.0 13.4 73.6 4.5 3.9 91.6 23.7 25.2 51.1
1990 13.4 13.2 73.4 5.0 3.8 91.2 23.5 24.6 51.8
1991 13.5 13.2 73.3 5.1 4.0 90.8 23.4 24.2 52.4
1  The figures for 1989 and onwards are not quite comparable to previous years. Up to 1988 the figures are based on actual working hours, while from 1989 and onwards they are based on stipulated working hours. By using stipulated working hours instead of actual working hours, the proportion of full-time workers increases by about 2 per cent for both males and females, total.
2  1-19 hours per week.
3  For 1972-1987, 20-34 hours per week, in recent years 20-36 hours with exception of persons with 30-36 working hours who classify themselves as full-time workers.
4  For 1972-1987, 35 hours or more, in recent years 37 hours or more included persons with 30-36 hours classified as full-time work.
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