Statistics Norway

Ownership and roles in business enterprise sector

2 Number of enterprises by number of employees, economic activity and owners sex. 1.1.2011
  Sole proprietroship General parnership and general partnership with shared liability
  Number of enterprises Only female owners Only male owners Number of enterprises Both female and male owners Only female owners Only male owners
Total  158 638 44 051  114 587 11 510 3 728 1 453 6 329
               
Size groups              
No employees  135 773 37 969 97 804 8 869 2 712 1 042 5 115
1-4 employees 19 885 5 166 14 719 1 988  710  336  942
5-9 employees 2 333  731 1 602  498  228 65  205
10-19 employees  554  162  392  108 49 8 51
20-49 employees 86 21 65 31 17 2 12
50-99 employees 7 2 5 10 6 - 4
100-249 employees - - - 6 6 - -
               
               
Economic activity              
B - Mining and quarrying  272 42  230 45 13 1 31
C - Manufacturing 7 857 1 924 5 933  586  186 84  316
D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 44 1 43 34 12 - 22
E - Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  139 3  136 22 5 - 17
F - Construction 28 058  405 27 653 1 104  154 7  943
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17 485 5 929 11 556 1 959  628  327 1 004
H - Transportation and storage 14 439 1 064 13 375  582  170 8  404
I - Accomodation and food service activities 4 113 1 658 2 455  603  245 97  261
J - Information and communication 7 500  919 6 581  626  147 38  441
K - Financial and insurance activities  191 9  182 59 18 1 40
L - Real estate activities 5 810 1 185 4 625 1 975  693  126 1 156
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 22 401 6 967 15 434 1 105  494  132  479
N - Adminitrative and support service activities 9 361 2 650 6 711  741  203 61  477
P - Education 4 697 2 118 2 579  199 68 43 88
Q - Human health and social work activities 17 540 9 223 8 317  831  422  216  193
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 10 029 3 607 6 422  558  149 60  349
S - Other service activities 8 604 6 319 2 285  447  109  250 88
T - Activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and service producing activities of households for own account 36 11 25 2 1 - 1
Unknown 62 17 45 32 11 2 19

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