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9.1 Persons 15 years and over, by economic activity and industry

Industry1	1875	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930
Persons 15 years and over, total	1 193 067	1 290 705	1 452 876	1 542 560	1 799 878	2 012 645
Persons economically active1	736 289	783 230	887 440	921 189	1 068 175	1 163 007
Agriculture	339 067	315 994	290 009	289 151	301 726	303 975
Forestry, etc	9 191	13 681	21 420	19 595	34 070	32 136
Fishing, etc., and whaling	33 771	55 920	50 050	50 667	57 719	80 814
Mining and quarrying	3 731	4 621	4 891	8 327	9 671	13 770
Manufacturing	95 312	131 123	167 522	169 481	215 384	215 350
Construction					76 469	72 400
	34 110	35 592	61 659	52 328
Electricity, gas, water, sanitary services					7 051	6 928
Wholesale and retail trade	25 363	37 820	54 920	62 548	90 723	113 692
Financial institutions and real estate	658	1 453	2 409	3 119	9 488	8 778
Water transport	51 468	47 917	48 868	49 870	43 545	51 477
Transport and communications other than water transport	5 405	8 680	14 272	18 115	41 179	44 697
Government services	7 209	8 374	11 832	11 506	15 168	15 367
Community and business services	10 066	16 802	23 852	29 642	45 334	56 386
Personal services	86 621	94 538	111 545	122 813	115 292	143 232
Activities not adequately described	34 317	10 715	24 191	34 027	5 356	4 005
Persons not economically active	452 452	507 047	562 576	615 722	731 304	848 678
Unknown	4 326	428	2 860	5 649	399	960

	1946	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Persons 15 years and over, total	2 441 884	2 478 882	2 663 081	22 873 114	23 134 528	23 393 833
Persons economically active1	1 368 421	1 388 144	1 406 358	1 462 159	1 453 783	1 467 546
Agriculture	295 314	250 455	188 431	130 833	91 406	66 264
Forestry, etc	38 434	39 595	31 153	11 773	5 360	7 891
Fishing, etc., and whaling	72 777	69 525	54 535	27 413	16 908	13 960
Mining and quarrying	8 896	9 331	9 072	9 350	9 841	21 364
Manufacturing	304 315	357 689	358 224	390 906	338 963	281 306
Construction	122 017	128 631	133 236	129 125	127 875	126 494
Electricity, gas, water, sanitary services	10 277	11 029	12 817	15 847	15 381	18 945
Wholesale and retail trade	122 752	132 342	163 529	198 549	210 216	199 353
Financial institutions and real estate	13 281	17 365	23 285	33 541	43 991	59 325
Water transport	55 860	65 634	84 977	67 311	40 387	24 712
Transport and communications other than water transport	74 813	74 631	82 487	89 613	100 162	104 370
Government services	42 016	39 867	53 978	88 050	116 675	113 029
Community and business services	86 714	96 114	130 301	209 824	287 050	381 682
Personal services	107 920	88 474	75 068	57 109	39 790	48 851
Activities not adequately described	13 035	7 462	5 265	2 915	10 278	-
Persons not economically active	1 065 383	1 085 190	1 256 723	1 410 955	1 680 745	1 926 287
Unknown	8 080	5 548	-	-	-	-

1	See http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/histstat/kap09.html
2	Persons 16 years and over.
Source:  Population and housing censuses.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/folketellinger/

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