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Demand for labor is at a record high and fewer and fewer jobseekers are registered with Nav. Unemployment is highest in tourism.

At the end of September, there were 129 fully unemployed, partially unemployed and jobseekers registered in Nav. This is 600 percent of the workforce.

This figure is 10 lower than at the end of August, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, it reports Nav .

– We see that reopening has a major impact on the labor market. The demand for labor is at an all-time high, and a less and less people register as jobseekers with Nav, says Director of Labor and Social Welfare Hans Christian Holte.

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At the end of September, 67 people were registered as completely unemployed. It is 600 percent. manpower.

- Good to see improvement

Gross unemployment, i.e. the sum total of the unemployed and jobseekers, amounted to 83 people, or 400%. manpower.

At the end of September, 8800 people were completely unemployed, and 16 were unemployed. partially unemployed. The dismissed people make up 0,9 percent of the workforce. This is a decline since August, when the layoffs accounted for 1,1 percent.

- People return to work quickly and the labor demand is enormous. There has been particular improvement in sensitive sectors such as tourism and youth work. After a very difficult time for many, it is good to see it, says Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (H).

"We leave a strong economy to the next government," he says.

Most of the unemployed are in the tourism sector

The number of jobseekers decreased in all occupational groups from August to September. The largest decline was recorded in tourism and transport (-2600), service occupations and other jobs (-1300), and shop and commercial work (-1200).

Most vacancies

Despite the large decline, most people were still completely unemployed in tourism and transport, accounting for 4,6 percent of the workforce. It was the lowest in academic professions and teaching - 0,8 percent.

The number of jobseekers has decreased in all counties. The decline is greatest in Oslo (-8%) and Vestland (-7%). The percentage of completely unemployed as a percentage of the workforce is highest in Oslo at 3,1 percent and lowest in Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, both at 1,7 percent.

The greatest decline among young people

The decline in jobseekers is greatest among people in their 20s. The percentage of completely unemployed is the highest among people aged 30–39.

In September, 45 new vacancies were registered in Nav systems. This equates to 000 vacancies per working day, 2200 more per day than a month earlier. Most vacancies are in healthcare service, nursing and care – 9400.

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