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More job vacancies
The number of job vacancies increased by 3 800 from the 1st to the 2nd quarter in 2017. A large proportion of the growth happened in care and social work activities, but there was also an increase in some service activities dominated by the privat...
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Wages up 0.4 per cent in manufacturing
Preliminary figures for average basic salaries for full-time employees in manufacturing show a 0.4 per cent increase between the 1st quarter of 2017 and the 2nd quarter of 2017.
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Still fewer unemployed immigrants
The registered unemployment among immigrants was 6.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, a drop of 0.9 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2016. In the rest of the population, the unemployment rate came in at 1.9 percent, a dec...
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Unemployment at 4.3 per cent
Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 118 000 unemployed persons in June. This corresponded to 4.3 per cent of the labour force, down 0.2 percentage points from March.
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Exit from the labour market among immigrants
Reports 2017/24
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Too much time spent on paid work leads to a reduction in study time
Fulltime students working more than 10 hours a week spend on average less time on their studies than students who do not work.
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Decreased labour force participation among men
Labour force participation among men decreased from the 2nd quarter of 2016 to the 2nd quarter of 2017. The decrease applied for most of the age groups according to new figures in the statistics Labour force survey.
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Unemployment at 4.3 per cent
Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 120 000 unemployed persons in May, the same as in February.
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Young people with immigrant background in employment and education 2015
Reports 2017/22
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Refugees conection to the labour market in Norway
Reports 2017/21
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Fewer exposed to health risks at work
The share of employed persons that are exposed to various physical strains at work has fallen in recent decades. Fewer people carry out heavy lifting, work in poor indoor climates or are exposed to passive smoke. We also find that several job-rela...
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Sharp rise in job insecurity for among oil workers
The proportion of employed persons who believe they are at risk of losing their job and who have experienced changes in the workplace has increased slightly over the last three years. The oil industry, however, has seen a sharp increase.
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Almost unchanged sickness absence
Sickness absence adjusted for seasonal and influenza variations was 6.4 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2017, which is almost the same as in the 4th quarter of 2016. It has been almost unchanged for the past four years.
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Unemployment at 4.6 per cent
Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 126 000 unemployed persons in April. This corresponded to 4.6 per cent of the labour force, up 0.3 percentage points from January.
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Growth in NI contributions
The basis for employers’ National Insurance contributions amounted to NOK 1.244 billion in 2016, an increase of 2.1 per cent from 2015. By comparison, the growth from 2014 to 2015 was 2.0 per cent.
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