Norway's unemployment fell from 5.0 % in 1996 to 4.6 % in 2025.
Norway · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
Norway's youth unemployment fell from 14.7 % in 1996 to 13.4 % in 2025.
Norway's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) fell from 20.6 % in 2009 to 15.3 % in 2025.
Norway's participation rose from 64.6 % in 1996 to 65.6 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
36th of 182 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Norway's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 57.4 % in 1996 to 62.1 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.6 pts54th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)down −0.5 pts8th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.7 %103rd of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts179th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts9th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −0.2 pts7th of 34
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- Average wageup +1.6 %10th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.2 %39th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts148th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts108th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts21st of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.1 %6th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Norway.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data