Wage totals from End of the Year Certificate Register, 2007

Compensation paid to men increased by 11.5 per cent, from NOK 448 billion in 2006 to NOK 499 billion in 2007. In comparison, women received NOK 307 billion in 2007, an increase of 10.1 per cent from 2006. 2 861 000 persons received compensation in cash in 2007, which is 107 000 more than in 2006.

Disbursements of unemployment benefits

94 000 persons received unemployment benefits in 2007, a decrease of 21 per cent from the year before. Total disbursements of unemployment benefits amounted to NOK 4.3 billion in 2007, a decrease of 28.5 per cent from 2006.

Tables:

• Table 1 Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2006 and 2007
• Table 2 Payments in kind. Number of persons and total amount. 2006 and 2007. NOK million and change in per cent
• Table 3 Payment in cash by sex and age group. 2006 and 2007. Total amount and average
• Table 4 Disbursements of unemployment benefits, by county. 2006 and 2007