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The Labour Force Survey, seasonally-adjusted monthly figures, shows the short-term development in employment and unemployment. Unemployment was 3.5 % in February 2014

Labour force survey, seasonally-adjusted figures, February 2014

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Stable unemployment

The 96 000 unemployed persons in February 2014 corresponded to 3.5 per cent of the labour force, unchanged from November 2013.

Employment and unemployment for persons aged 15-74. Seasonally-adjusted series1Published 30 April 2014
February 2014Change from the previous non-overlapping three-month period
1Three-month average named by the middle month.
Unemployed persons96 0000
In per cent of the labour force3.50.0
 
Employed persons2 619 000-3 000
In per cent of the population68.4-0.3

Source: Statistics Norway

According to the seasonally-adjusted figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), unemployment was 3.5 per cent in February 2014 (average of January-March). This was unchanged from November 2013 (average of October-December). Since the LFS showed an increase in unemployment in late 2012, the unemployment rate has only varied within the error margin .

The seasonally-adjusted number of unemployed persons was unchanged from November 2013 to February 2014. The number of people registered as unemployed or on government initiatives to promote employment with the Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) was also unchanged during this period. This figure is also seasonally adjusted and based on a three-month average.

Unchanged employment figure

The seasonally-adjusted figure of employed persons decreased by 3 000 from November 2013 to February 2014; a decrease which is within the error margin. The employed persons in February 2014 corresponded to 68.4 per cent of the population aged 15-74 years; down 0.3 percentage points from November 2013.

The number of employed persons has only varied within the LFS error margin since the autumn of 2013. Since then, the trend has been an increase in the number of employed persons aged 25-74 years and small changes or a decrease in the number of employed persons aged 24 years or younger.

Unemployment down in Germany, up in France

Unemployment in Germany corresponded to 5.1 per cent of the labour force in February 20141; down 0.1 percentage points from November the previous year. Unemployment in Germany has steadily decreased in recent years, from a level of approximately 8 per cent in 2009. France has had the opposite trend; unemployment was at 10.4 per cent in February 2014 – up 0.2 percentage points from November 2013 and up from a level of approximately 9 per cent in 2009.

 

The figure is corrected 21 May 2014