Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

9 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2006-2008
Industrial activity Survived enterprises, total Number of persons employed Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2006 2008 Growth <0 No growth Growth >0
Total 24 896 12 870 48 742 3.9 54.8 41.3
             
B - Mining and quarrying  106 64 1 121 5.7 46.2 48.1
C - Manufacturing  874  533 2 481 4.0 49.0 47.0
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  110 22 67 5.5 72.7 21.8
F - Construction 3 885 2 512 8 114 4.8 43.4 51.8
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3 125 2 036 6 556 6.0 41.6 52.4
H - Transportation and storage 1 419 1 031 2 929 4.5 44.2 51.3
I - Accommodation and food service activities  599  824 2 673 10.0 28.2 61.8
J - Information and communication 1 368  757 2 289 5.0 56.6 38.4
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 223 73 2 144 - 94.0 6.0
L - Real estate activities 3 803  334 2 032 1.8 81.8 16.5
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 3 018 1 411 4 829 4.8 53.6 41.6
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 797 1 264 6 408 4.2 53.4 42.5
P - Education  318  137  527 1.6 38.7 59.7
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 346 1 219 3 769 0.8 44.7 54.5
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  872  231 1 259 1.6 46.3 52.1
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  608  282  859 3.3 47.4 49.3
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 0 0 - - -
X - Unknown  425  140  685 3.3 67.1 29.6
             
Organisational structure            
Total 24 896 12 870 48 742 3.9 54.8 41.3
General partnership  294  160  573 4.8 37.1 58.2
Private and public limited company 11 704 7 624 33 126 3.5 57.0 39.6
General partnership with shared liability  882  470 1 427 5.6 41.5 52.9
Sole proprietorship 10 870 4 114 9 496 4.0 54.8 41.2
Other legal forms 1 146  502 4 120 5.3 48.7 46.0
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 24 896 12 870 48 742 3.9 54.8 41.3
0 persons employed 17 452 0 24 326 - 56.2 43.8
1-4 persons employed 7 121 9 285 17 185 12.4 53.6 34.0
5-9 persons employed  231 1 424 2 976 25.1 8.2 66.7
10+ persons employed 92 2 161 4 255 25.0 1.1 73.9

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