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210 Employed persons aged 15-64 years, by country, sex and industry. Nordic countries. 1 January 2012
  Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden
Both sexes, total 2 621 300 2 431 000  160 800 2 505 500 4 509 600
           
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 62 400 93 100 8 800 53 000 79 100
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, electricity and water supply  365 000  352 700 18 800  233 200  530 300
Construction  153 600  172 600 8 900  189 000  308 500
Wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities  595 800  518 400 37 900  556 100  911 700
Information and communication  105 400  100 500 6 900  101 600  197 200
Financial and insurance activities 81 200 50 700 7 300 51 400 93 500
Real estate activities 24 900 21 400  600 18 300 61 100
Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities  215 700  254 300 14 000  229 400  563 800
Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities  880 100  687 500 44 600  886 400 1 468 000
Other services  126 000  137 100 10 400 95 500  217 300
           
Men, total 1 367 500 1 244 200 83 200 1 314 500 2 350 000
           
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 50 200 67 300 7 200 43 300 60 700
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, electricity and water supply  229 200  265 100 13 900  175 800  400 100
Construction  141 000  158 500 8 200  175 000  281 200
Wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities  352 300  280 700 20 300  322 600  543 200
Information and communication 75 000 67 700 4 800 73 000  138 600
Financial and insurance activities 42 100 18 900 2 700 25 500 45 400
Real estate activities 16 500 10 100 .. 11 200 36 000
Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities  117 000  136 700 7 200  130 900  316 400
Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities  257 800  158 600 12 000  248 000  381 000
Other services 54 600 50 400 4 600 37 500 91 400
           
Women, total 1 253 800 1 186 800 77 600 1 191 000 2 159 700
           
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 12 200 25 800 1 600 9 700 18 400
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying, electricity and water supply 98 600 87 500 4 900 57 300  130 200
Construction 12 600 14 100  600 14 000 27 300
Wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities  243 500  237 800 17 700  233 500  368 600
Information and communication 30 500 32 800 2 100 28 600 58 600
Financial and insurance activities 39 100 31 800 4 600 26 000 48 200
Real estate activities 8 400 11 300 .. 7 100 25 200
Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities 98 700  117 600 6 800 98 600  247 500
Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities  622 400  528 700 32 600  638 600 1 087 000
Other services 76 800 86 800 5 800 57 900  125 800
Source: Nordic statistical institutes.
More information: Nordic Statistical Yearbook,  http://www.norden.org/en/the-nordic-region/figures-and-statistics 

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