Unemployment in Norway is still low

– Unemployment remained low in November. At the same time, we see signs that the labor market is weakening slightly. Demand for labor has slowly declined over the past year, and a the number of new job seekers continues to grow, says Director of Labor and Social Welfare Hans Christian Holte.

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At the end of November, 45,7 thous. people were registered as completely unemployed, which is 1,6 percent. workforce. Gross unemployment, which is the sum of all unemployed and jobseekers according to measures, amounted to 56,7 thousand. people and corresponds to 1,9 percent. workforce. In addition, 20, or 800 percent of the workforce, were registered as partially unemployed. The layoffs totaled 0,7 percent of the workforce in November.

Layoffs in the agricultural sector

“There have been several media reports of layoffs in the agricultural sector in the last month, but so far this has not led to a corresponding increase in layoffs in the industry,” says Holte.

Source: NAV

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