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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2008
1 Population aged 15-741 in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)2, registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (NAV). 1000 and per cent
  Labour Force Sample Surveys (LFS) Figures from NAV
Population aged 15-74 In the labour force Employed persons Number of man-weeks (37,5 h.){5} worked Unemployed persons Registered unemployed persons3 Employed by government measures
Total Per cent of population Total Per cent of population Total Per cent of the labour force
  1 000 1 000   1 000   1 000 1 000   1 000
                     
  Annual average
1985 3 004     2 067 68.8       2 014 67.0 1 758 53 2.6 51 24
1990 3 094 2 142 69.2 2 030 65.6 1 698 112 5.2 93 40
2000 3 201 2 350 73.4 2 269 70.9 1 795 81 3.4 63 11
2001 3 214 2 361 73.5 2 278 70.9 1 791 84 3.6 63 10
2002 3 234 2 378 73.5 2 286 70.7 1 774 92 3.9 75 9
2003 3 257 2 375 72.9 2 269 69.6 1 765 107 4.5 93 14
2004 3 282 2 382 72.6 2 276 69.3 1 761 106 4.5 92 17
2005 3 312 2 400 72.4 2 289 69.1 1 800 111 4.6 83 13
2006 3 398 2 446 72.0 2 362 69.5 1 825 84 3.4 63 10
2007 3 445 2 507 72.8 2 443 70.9 1 870 63 2.5 46 10
                     
  Changes from the year before4
1997 8 47 : 63 : 54 -16 : -17 -12
1998 13 35 : 54 : 42 -18 : -18 -8
1999 15 10 : 10 : -15 - : - -6
2000 19 17 : 11 : -3 6 : 3 3
2001 12 12 : 9 : -3 3 : - -1
2002 20 17 : 8 : -17 9 : 13 -1
2003 23 -3 : -17 : -9 14 : 17 5
2004 25 7 : 7 : -4 - : -1 3
2005 30 18 : 13 : 39 4 : -8 -4
2006 39 39 : 65 : 22 -27 : -21 -3
2007 47 60 : 81 : 45 -21 : -17 -
                     
  Quarterly figures
2005                    
1st quarter 3 312 2 378 71.8 2 267 68.5 1 823 110 4.6 92 17
2nd quarter 3 312 2 403 72.6 2 286 69.0 1 878 116 4.8 81 16
3rd quarter 3 312 2 421 73.1 2 304 69.6 1 589 117 4.8 86 8
4th quarter 3 313 2 396 72.3 2 298 69.4 1 908 98 4.1 74 11
                     
2006                    
1st quarter 3 382 2 420 71.6 2 326 68.8 1 940 95 3.9 73 12
2nd quarter 3 392 2 452 72.3 2 354 69.4 1 794 98 4.0 63 10
3rd quarter 3 402 2 464 72.4 2 381 70.0 1 653 83 3.4 64 6
4th quarter 3 414 2 450 71.7 2 389 70.0 1 913 60 2.5 51 12
                     
2007                    
1st quarter 3 424 2 463 71.9 2 397 70.0 1 967 66 2.7 53 12
2nd quarter 3 437 2 503 72.8 2 434 70.8 1 857 69 2.7 45 11
3rd quarter 3 450 2 522 73.1 2 459 71.3 1 694 63 2.5 48 7
4th quarter 3 468 2 538 73.2 2 484 71.6 1 963 54 2.1 39 11
                     
2008                    
1st quarter 3 483 2 562 73.6 2 497 71.7 1 910 65 2.5 43 11
                     
  Changes from same quarter the year before4
2005                    
1st quarter 29 16 : 13 : 16 3 : -5 -3
2nd quarter 30 9 : 3 : 53 5 : -7 -3
3rd quarter 31 20 : 14 : -14 7 : -9 -2
4th quarter 31 25 : 24 : 57 1 : -11 -6
                     
2006                    
1st quarter 36 37 : 50 : 39 -12 : -19 -5
2nd quarter 37 42 : 61 : -33 -18 : -18 -5
3rd quarter 39 34 : 69 : 60 -35 : -22 -2
4th quarter 41 44 : 81 : 3 -37 : -23 -
                     
2007                    
1st quarter 42 42 : 71 : 27 -28 : -20 -1
2nd quarter 45 51 : 80 : 63 -30 : -18 1
3rd quarter 48 58 : 78 : 41 -20 : -16 1
4th quarter 54 89 : 95 : 49 -6 : -12 -1
                     
2008                    
1st quarter 59 99 : 100 : : -1 : -10 -1