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4.5 per cent unemployment
Adjusted for seasonal adjustments, there were 124 000 unemployed persons in June. This corresponds to 4.5 per cent of the labour force.
June 2015 | Change from the previous non-overlapping three-month period | |
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1Three-month average named by the middle month. | ||
Unemployed persons | 124 000 | 8 000 |
In per cent of the labour force | 4.5 | 0.3 |
Employed persons | 2 653 000 | 11 000 |
In per cent of the population | 68.2 | 0.1 |
![Figure 1. Unemployed (LFS), registered unemployed and registered unemployed plus government measures to promote employment. Seasonally adjusted figures, three-month moving average Figure 1. Unemployed (LFS), registered unemployed and registered unemployed plus government measures to promote employment. Seasonally adjusted figures, three-month moving average](/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/akumnd/maaned/_image/237612.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=14f5f6aa608)
![Figure 2. Seasonally adjusted unemployment in selected countries. Per cent of the labour force Figure 2. Seasonally adjusted unemployment in selected countries. Per cent of the labour force](/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/akumnd/maaned/_image/237613.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=14f5f6aa608)
![Figure 3. Employment (LFS). Seasonally adjusted figures and trend figures. Three-month moving average Figure 3. Employment (LFS). Seasonally adjusted figures and trend figures. Three-month moving average](/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/akumnd/maaned/_image/237610.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=14f5f6aa220)
![Figure 4. Unemployment. Seasonally adjusted figures and trend figures. Three-month moving average. Per cent of the labour force Figure 4. Unemployment. Seasonally adjusted figures and trend figures. Three-month moving average. Per cent of the labour force](/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/akumnd/maaned/_image/237609.png?_encoded=2f66666666666678302f35382f&_ts=14f5f6a9e38)
Seasonally-adjusted figures from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) show that unemployment increased by 8 000 persons from March (average of February-April) to June (average of May-July). The increase is within the error margin of the LFS, but still in line with an increasing trend since May 2014. During this period, the increase has been strongest among the under 25s, but there has also been an increase among those aged 25-74 years – especially among men.
The number of people registered as unemployed or on government initiatives to promote employment with the Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) increased by 4 000 from March to June. This figure is also based on seasonally-adjusted figures and three-month averages.
Small changes in employment
The LFS shows that the seasonally-adjusted number of employed persons increased by 11 000 from March to June – a change which is within the error margin of the LFS. In June, the employment rate was 68.2 per cent, up 0.1 percentage point from March.
The statistics is published with Labour force survey.
Contact
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Arbeidsmarked og lønn
E-mail: arbeidsmarked@ssb.no
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Erik Herstad Horgen
E-mail: erik.horgen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 93 08 68 62