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Continued increase in employees on short-term stays
The number of short-term immigrants increased by 7 483 persons from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2013.
| 4th quarter 2013 | Change i per cent | |
|---|---|---|
| All countries | 90 248 | 9.0 |
| Norway | 5 034 | 4.7 |
| The Nordic countries else | 35 572 | 9.1 |
| Western Europe else | 9 288 | 3.6 |
| EU countries in Eastern Europe | 34 253 | 11.6 |
| Of which: | ||
| Poland | 18 066 | 9.2 |
| Lithuania | 8 934 | 16.1 |
| Eastern Europe else | 1 461 | 26.8 |
| North America and Oceania | 659 | 7.2 |
| Asia | 2 105 | 4.7 |
| Africa | 433 | -10.4 |
| South and Central America | 256 | 4.5 |
| Stateless and unknown | 1 187 | 1.1 |
In the fourth quarter of 2013, 90 248 wage-earners were staying in Norway short term. This is persons who are expected to stay in Norway for less than six months and as such are not registered as residents in the Central Population Register. This includes people who commute to work in Norway for longer or shorter periods at a time, such as those living in Sweden who commute daily to work in Norway.
Most short-term employees from Nordic countries and EU countries in Eastern Europe
The number of short-term employees increased by 7 483 persons compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. About 34 253 short-term employees originated in EU countries in Eastern Europe; an increase of 3 550 or 11.6 per cent since the 4th quarter of 2012.
Wage-earners on short-term stays from Poland increased by 1 527 persons, which amounts to an increase of 9.2 per cent. In addition, the number of short-term wage-earners from the Nordic countries increased by 2 967 persons.
The statistics is now published as Employment among immigrants, register-based.
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