Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

7 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2004-2008
Industrial activity Survived enterprises, total Number of persons employed Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2004 2008 Growth <0 No growth Growth >0
Total 15 270 12 209 48 121 6.5 40.2 53.2
             
B - Mining and quarrying 32 12  506 15.6 25.0 59.4
C - Manufacturing  621 1 124 3 403 7.2 36.7 56.0
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 78  954 1 387 2.6 55.1 42.3
F - Construction 2 337 1 955 6 552 5.9 42.9 51.2
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 358 2 549 7 925 9.2 33.8 57.0
H - Transportation and storage 1 001 1 284 6 435 7.2 36.3 56.5
I - Accommodation and food service activities  370  556 2 290 7.6 24.3 68.1
J - Information and communication  922  478 1 835 7.6 50.0 42.4
K - Financial and insurance activities  236 7  239 - 78.8 21.2
L - Real estate activities 1 662  356 1 493 5.4 69.8 24.8
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 078 1 130 3 802 9.8 44.2 46.0
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 084  929 4 768 7.4 46.3 46.3
P - Education  216 13  705 0.5 8.3 91.2
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 165 0 3 374 - 0.5 99.5
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  402 45  781 1.2 20.9 77.9
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  473  287  881 5.9 43.8 50.3
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 0 0 - - -
X - Unknown  235  530 1 745 4.7 29.8 65.5
             
Organisational structure            
Total 15 270 12 209 48 121 6.5 40.2 53.2
General partnership  293  176  585 10.6 30.7 58.7
Private and public limited company 6 261 8 350 36 059 5.2 39.2 55.6
General partnership with shared liability  595  359 1 252 8.9 27.6 63.5
Sole proprietorship 7 610 3 152 8 240 7.4 42.6 50.0
Other legal forms  511  172 1 985 5.1 37.2 57.7
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 15 270 12 209 48 121 6.5 40.2 53.2
0 persons employed 9 817 0 24 987 - 39.9 60.1
1-4 persons employed 5 182 6 686 13 521 18.1 42.7 39.2
5-9 persons employed  157 1 004 3 087 18.5 6.4 75.2
10+ persons employed  114 4 519 6 526 24.6 4.4 71.1

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