Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

8 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2005-2008
Industrial activity Survived enterprises, total Number of persons employed Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2005 2008 Growth <0 No growth Growth >0
Total 18 765 12 611 44 893 4.9 47.4 47.7
             
B - Mining and quarrying 72 16  395 1.4 40.3 58.3
C - Manufacturing  690  543 1 870 7.8 43.0 49.1
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 95 76  549 2.1 52.6 45.3
F - Construction 3 151 1 782 6 641 4.7 43.6 51.7
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 691 2 027 6 160 6.8 36.9 56.3
H - Transportation and storage 1 008  823 2 573 5.8 42.2 52.1
I - Accommodation and food service activities  502  981 3 027 9.8 22.1 68.1
J - Information and communication 1 184  509 2 067 7.0 50.0 43.0
K - Financial and insurance activities  103 38  237 1.0 59.2 39.8
L - Real estate activities 2 284  208 2 084 1.7 74.2 24.1
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 682 1 301 4 334 6.4 47.8 45.8
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 360 2 352 6 476 4.8 48.0 47.2
P - Education  262  180  771 2.7 30.5 66.8
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 147  902 3 657 0.9 41.8 57.3
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  561  217  949 3.2 43.9 52.9
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  514  212  759 3.1 46.9 50.0
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 0 0 - - -
X - Unknown  459  444 2 344 1.7 62.1 36.2
             
Organisational structure            
Total 18 765 12 611 44 893 4.9 47.4 47.7
General partnership  295  171  617 8.5 35.6 55.9
Private and public limited company 8 104 8 004 32 810 4.6 43.7 51.7
General partnership with shared liability  709  409 1 226 7.5 37.8 54.7
Sole proprietorship 8 756 3 547 8 373 4.6 52.0 43.4
Other legal forms  901  480 1 867 6.7 47.1 46.3
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 18 765 12 611 44 893 4.9 47.4 47.7
0 persons employed 12 494 0 21 414 - 47.0 53.0
1-4 persons employed 5 981 7 911 15 224 14.2 50.3 35.5
5-9 persons employed  203 1 281 2 935 19.2 5.4 75.4
10+ persons employed 87 3 419 5 320 26.4 5.7 67.8

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