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Statistics Norway – official statistics about Norwegian society since 1876

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Building statistics, November 2014, preliminary figures

Decrease in building permits

Seasonally-adjusted figures show building start permits decreased by 6 per cent from October to November.

Labour force survey, seasonally-adjusted figures, October 2014

Unemployment 3.8 per cent

There were 103 000 unemployed persons in Norway in October, corresponding to 3.8 per cent of the labour force.

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents – population statistics

Large diversity in little Norway

The population grew 1.3 per cent in 2012, with immigration accounting for 72 per cent of this growth. This means that the country’s population, which has passed the 5 million mark, is now much more diverse. Equally diverse are the reasons for persons born in other countries embarking on the long or short journey to Norway with hopes of living and working here.

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