Statistics Norway

Tourism satellite accounts

15 Employment in tourism industries. Full-time equivalent persons (1 000), employees and self-employed
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009*
Hotels and restaurants 53.6 53.4 56.3 60.2 61.6 60.5
Transport via railways, tramway and suburban transport 7.4 7.1 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.4
Scheduled motor bus transport and taxi operation 20.6 21.6 21.7 22.9 23.6 22.9
Sea and coastal water passenger transport abroad 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2
Inland water transport 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.5
Air transport 11.3 9.9 8.7 8.4 8.5 8.2
Activities of travel agencies etc. 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.9
Rental of transport equipment 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6
Motion picture, other entertainment, news agencies and cultural activities 21.0 21.4 22.5 22.6 23.1 23.3
Sporting and other recreational activities 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5
             
Total employment in tourism industries  130.6  130.3  132.0  137.8  140.9  139.0
Total employment in Mainland Norway 1 886.7 1 912.5 1 989.0 2 076.6 2 135.6 2 122.5
Tourism industries' share of total employment in Mainland Norway. Per cent 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5
             
Total employment 1 962.0 1 991.5 2 070.5 2 163.7 2 227.6 2 214.7
Tourism industries' share of total employment. Per cent 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3

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