
Table
Employed persons, by industry. Seasonally adjusted (1 000 persons)|  | 2011 | 2012 | 4th quarter 2011 | 1st quarter 2012 | 2nd quarter 2012 | 3rd quarter 2012 | 4th quarter 2012 | 
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| Employed persons. Employees and self-employed (1000 persons) | Employed persons. Employees and self-employed, seasonally adjusted (1000 persons | Employed persons. Employees and self-employed, seasonally adjusted (1000 persons | Employed persons. Employees and self-employed, seasonally adjusted (1000 persons | Employed persons. Employees and self-employed, seasonally adjusted (1000 persons | Employed persons. Employees and self-employed, seasonally adjusted (1000 persons | 
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| Total industry | 2 624.9 | 2 682.5 | 2 643.8 | 2 661.2 | 2 680.0 | 2 690.0 | 2 698.4 | 
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| Agriculture and forestry | 52.9 | 50.8 | 52.5 | 50.9 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 
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| Fishing and aquaculture | 14.8 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 
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| Mining and quarrying | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 
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| Oil and gas extraction including services | 55.8 | 58.7 | 57.2 | 57.5 | 58.0 | 59.2 | 60.2 | 
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| ¬ Oil and gas extraction | 28.4 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 
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| ¬ Service activities incidental to oil and gas | 27.4 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 29.9 | 
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| Manufacturing | 245.8 | 247.6 | 247.4 | 246.5 | 246.4 | 249.0 | 248.4 | 
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| ¬ Food products, beverages and tobacco | 51.2 | 52.6 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 51.9 | 53.4 | 53.3 | 
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| ¬ Textiles, wearing apparel, leather | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 
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| ¬Manufacture of wood and wood products, except furniture | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 
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| ¬Manufacture of paper and paper products | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 
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| ¬ Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 
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| ¬ Refined petroleum, chemical and pharmaceutical products | 14.6 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 
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| ¬¬Manufacture of basic chemicals etc | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 
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| ¬ Rubber, plastic and mineral products | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 
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| ¬ Basic metals | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 
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| ¬ Machinery and other equipment n.e.c | 64.8 | 66.2 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 
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| ¬ Building of ships, oil platforms and moduls | 28.7 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 
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| ¬ Furniture and other manufacturing n.e.c | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 
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| ¬ Repair and installation of machinery and equiment | 19.1 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 
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| Electricity, gas and steam | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 
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| Water supply, sewerage, waste | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 
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| Construction | 192.7 | 201.2 | 196.9 | 196.6 | 199.7 | 202.8 | 205.6 | 
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| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles | 371.2 | 374.9 | 372.7 | 376.0 | 374.0 | 375.1 | 374.4 | 
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| Transport via pipelines | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 
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| Ocean transport | 45.1 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 46.3 | 46.6 | 46.2 | 45.7 | 
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| Transport acitivities excl. ocean transport | 109.9 | 112.5 | 109.9 | 112.3 | 112.1 | 112.5 | 113.1 | 
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| Postal and courier activities | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 
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| Accomation and food service activities | 80.6 | 83.4 | 81.2 | 81.8 | 83.0 | 84.4 | 84.4 | 
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| Information and communcation | 87.3 | 89.1 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 88.5 | 89.1 | 
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| Financial and insurance activities | 51.7 | 52.6 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 52.8 | 52.8 | 52.9 | 
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| Real estate activities | 23.4 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 
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| Imputed rents of owner-occupied dwellings | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
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| Professional, scientific and and technical activities | 118.8 | 124.3 | 121.0 | 122.4 | 124.3 | 124.8 | 126.5 | 
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| Administrative and support service activities | 117.2 | 124.2 | 119.2 | 121.7 | 122.6 | 124.8 | 127.7 | 
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| Public administration and defence | 185.0 | 186.9 | 187.9 | 188.6 | 186.3 | 186.0 | 186.7 | 
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| Education | 196.2 | 197.6 | 195.4 | 197.0 | 198.3 | 197.4 | 196.9 | 
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| Health and social work | 536.5 | 550.2 | 539.3 | 541.2 | 553.1 | 552.0 | 554.4 | 
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| Arts, entertainment and other service activities | 87.8 | 89.5 | 87.7 | 88.5 | 89.3 | 90.2 | 89.9 | 
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| Mainland Norway | 2 523.7 | 2 577.3 | 2 541.8 | 2 557.1 | 2 575.1 | 2 584.2 | 2 592.2 | 
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| ¬ General government | 789.9 | 803.5 | 796.1 | 800.4 | 805.6 | 802.7 | 804.5 | 
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| ¬¬ Central government | 281.8 | 285.2 | 284.1 | 284.3 | 286.0 | 284.4 | 285.9 | 
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| ¬¬¬ Civilian central government | 252.2 | 255.5 | 254.0 | 254.4 | 256.4 | 254.9 | 256.1 | 
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| ¬¬¬ Defence | 29.5 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.5 | 29.8 | 
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| ¬¬ Local government | 508.1 | 518.3 | 512.0 | 516.0 | 519.6 | 518.3 | 518.6 | 
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