Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

10 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2007-2008
Industrial activity Survived enterprises, total Number of persons employed Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2007 2008 Growth <0 No growth Growth >0
Total 26 672 16 506 40 593 4.3 60.1 35.7
             
B - Mining and quarrying 70 33  135 7.1 54.3 38.6
C - Manufacturing  919  722 1 833 8.5 54.3 37.2
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 89 54  207 1.1 66.3 32.6
F - Construction 4 597 3 516 8 130 4.9 50.3 44.8
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3 106 2 567 5 481 6.1 48.0 45.9
H - Transportation and storage 1 542 1 610 3 403 5.8 49.4 44.8
I - Accommodation and food service activities  655 1 032 2 565 9.2 29.3 61.5
J - Information and communication 1 431  830 1 669 5.8 64.2 30.0
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 854 60 1 134 0.1 95.1 4.7
L - Real estate activities 2 781  481 1 148 2.2 85.7 12.1
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 3 540 1 873 4 521 5.4 60.9 33.7
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 535 1 335 3 404 5.3 56.9 37.8
P - Education  431  144  479 0.7 49.7 49.7
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 399 1 071 2 838 0.3 50.4 49.3
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 693  302 1 113 2.1 65.2 32.7
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  759  279  731 3.2 55.5 41.4
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 0 0 - - -
X - Unknown  271  597 1 802 3.3 48.3 48.3
             
Organisational structure            
Total 26 672 16 506 40 593 4.3 60.1 35.7
General partnership  235  168  344 5.5 52.3 42.1
Private and public limited company 11 173 9 602 26 604 3.6 59.4 37.0
General partnership with shared liability  844  633 1 377 7.5 46.9 45.6
Sole proprietorship 12 692 5 180 9 651 4.4 62.1 33.5
Other legal forms 1 728  923 2 617 5.7 57.2 37.1
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 26 672 16 506 40 593 4.3 60.1 35.7
0 persons employed 17 571 0 15 020 - 61.4 38.6
1-4 persons employed 8 710 11 242 17 274 12.2 59.7 28.1
5-9 persons employed  268 1 653 2 825 18.3 12.3 69.4
10+ persons employed  123 3 611 5 474 26.0 4.9 69.1

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