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13893: Partially unemployed and underemployed, by sex, age and education 2021 - 2025

Arbeidsmarked, Statistics Norway
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Erik Herstad Horgen, Statistics Norway
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Ingebjørg Aamodt, Statistics Norway
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2026-02-11 08:00
Part time employees (1 000 persons):
1 000 persons
Part time employees (per cent):
per cent
Part time employees (1 000 persons):
Continuous survey
Part time employees (per cent):
Continuous survey
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As of 11 February 2026, tables by level of education were revised. For persons aged 18-24 with an education level below upper secondary, information from the questionnaire is now prioritized over register data. In November 2025, Statistics Norway (SSB) changed the terminology related to involuntary part time work to achieve better alignment with the concepts used by Eurostat and by NAV. The group previously referred to by SSB as ¿involuntary part time workers¿ was renamed ¿underemployed¿. The group previously referred to by SSB as ¿underemployed¿ was renamed ¿partially unemployed¿. Underemployed persons are part time employed persons wishing longer usual working hours and who are able to start with increased working hours within a month. Partially unemployed persons are part-time employed persons wishing and seeking longer usual working hours and who were able to start with increased working hours within a month. Partially unemployed individuals are therefore a subgroup of the underemployed.

level of education

Upper secondary education

Upper secondary education includes intermediate level courses based on completed upper secondary level, but which are not accredited as tertiary education.