Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

8 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2006-2009
Industrial activity   Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2006 2009 Growth<0 No growth Growth>0
Total 20 934 11 259 44 644 4.6 52.9 42.4
             
B - Mining and quarrying 89 61  756 4.5 43.8 51.7
C - Manufacturing  736  484 2 632 5.3 44.0 50.7
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  100 13 86 2.0 69.0 29.0
F - Construction 3 311 2 196 7 280 5.9 43.1 51.0
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 558 1 776 5 745 6.7 39.1 54.3
H - Transportation and storage 1 210  857 2 890 5.6 41.3 53.1
I - Accommodation and food service activities  469  654 2 104 11.7 27.1 61.2
J - Information and communication 1 052  684 2 199 6.5 50.2 43.3
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 001 69 2 135 - 92.1 7.9
L - Real estate activities 3 495  298 1 958 2.2 82.2 15.6
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 454 1 245 4 208 6.4 49.0 44.6
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 435 1 099 5 484 5.2 47.8 47.0
P - Education  215  111  436 0.9 32.6 66.5
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 232 1 156 4 100 1.1 45.5 53.4
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  706  194 1 188 2.5 42.2 55.2
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  491  243  779 2.9 41.8 55.4
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - -
X - Unknown  380  119  664 2.9 66.6 30.5
             
Organisasjonsform            
Total 20 934 11 259 44 644 4.6 52.9 42.4
General partnership  249  136  466 7.6 30.9 61.4
Private and public limited company 10 397 6 821 31 210 4.2 56.3 39.6
General partnership with shared liability  712  372 1 274 4.5 39.2 56.3
Sole proprietorship 8 673 3 538 8 284 4.9 50.9 44.2
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise  704  344 2 740 7.2 46.3 46.4
Other legal forms  199 48  670 2.0 70.4 27.6
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 20 934 11 259 44 644 4.6 52.9 42.4
0 14 486 0 22 989 - 54.8 45.2
1-4 6 163 8 034 15 280 14.3 50.8 34.9
5-9  202 1 253 2 557 29.7 6.4 63.9
10+ 83 1 972 3 818 32.5 2.4 65.1

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