Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

7 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2006-2010
Industrial activity   Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2006 2010 Growth<0 No growth Growth>0
Total 18 006 9 831 41 247 4.6 51.7 43.7
             
B - Mining and quarrying 78 29 1 447 2.6 35.9 61.5
C - Manufacturing  585  439 2 289 7.2 37.8 55.0
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 92 11  107 1.1 57.6 41.3
F - Construction 2 782 1 837 6 394 6.2 41.8 52.0
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 054 1 462 5 265 6.3 35.9 57.7
H - Transportation and storage 1 053  759 2 684 6.6 40.1 53.4
I - Accommodation and food service activities  375  546 1 849 10.7 25.3 64.0
J - Information and communication  897  642 2 046 5.4 48.8 45.8
K - Financial and insurance activities  920 64 2 083 - 91.7 8.3
L - Real estate activities 3 180  270 1 805 2.2 81.8 16.0
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 105 1 097 3 905 6.2 46.1 47.7
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 205  995 4 562 5.6 43.8 50.5
P - Education  176 89  386 1.7 31.3 67.0
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 117 1 097 4 016 1.0 45.6 53.4
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  616  159 1 073 2.8 40.4 56.8
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  436  229  751 4.1 39.4 56.4
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - -
X - Unknown  335  106  585 3.3 64.8 31.9
             
Organisasjonsform            
Total 18 006 9 831 41 247 4.6 51.7 43.7
General partnership  210  101  361 6.2 30.5 63.3
Private and public limited company 9 201 6 057 29 084 4.2 55.7 40.1
General partnership with shared liability  584  311 1 125 5.5 34.1 60.4
Sole proprietorship 7 317 3 046 7 452 4.8 48.7 46.5
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise  513  269 2 425 8.4 45.2 46.4
Other legal forms  181 47  800 2.8 66.9 30.4
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 18 006 9 831 41 247 4.6 51.7 43.7
0 12 430 0 22 162 - 53.4 46.6
1-4 5 326 6 956 13 959 14.2 49.8 36.0
5-9  178 1 107 2 101 29.8 6.7 63.5
10+ 72 1 768 3 025 33.3 4.2 62.5

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