Norway Labor Force Participation Rate  1972-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Labor Force Participation Rate in Norway increased to 70.20 percent in the second quarter of 2017 from 69.60 percent in the first quarter of 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Norway averaged 69.40 percent from 1972 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 74.40 percent in the second quarter of 2008 and a record low of 60.20 percent in the first quarter of 1974.

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Norway Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.30 4.90 2.30 percent [+]
Employed Persons 2655.00 2646.00 2663.00 2341.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 91378.00 91988.00 188587.00 38220.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 70.20 69.60 74.40 60.20 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.20 1.20 2.00 0.30 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.60 10.80 15.70 6.50 percent [+]
Productivity 121.59 124.44 124.44 61.77 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 129.90 119.70 129.90 53.40 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 49000.00 51200.00 78500.00 1395.00 [+]
Wage Growth 5.30 4.11 18.56 4.11 percent [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 155.10 154.40 155.90 78.90 Index Points [+]
Population 5.26 5.21 5.26 3.57 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 67.00 67.00 67.00 67.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 67.00 67.00 67.00 67.00 [+]
Employment Change 0.40 0.10 1.60 -1.00 percent [+]
Employment Rate 67.10 66.50 72.40 63.00 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 1867.50 1882.30 1916.20 1558.80 Thousand [+]
Wages 43300.00 42600.00 43300.00 20126.00 NOK/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 656.40 649.70 699.00 531.90 Thousand [+]


Norway Labor Force Participation Rate

The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Norway Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Norway Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
70.20 69.60 74.40 60.20 1972 - 2017 percent Quarterly
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labor force participation rate by Country

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United Kingdom 78.60 Jul/17
France 72.00 Jun/17
Russia 69.60 Aug/17
Indonesia 69.02 Dec/17
Switzerland 68.40 Mar/17
Canada 65.60 Sep/17
Italy 65.40 Jun/17
Australia 65.20 Sep/17
Netherlands 63.90 Mar/17
South Korea 63.40 Sep/17
United States 63.10 Sep/17
Brazil 61.80 Aug/17
Japan 60.90 Aug/17
Germany 60.80 Mar/17
Mexico 59.00 Aug/17
Spain 58.84 Jun/17
Euro Area 56.80 Mar/17
Turkey 52.70 Jun/17
India 52.50 Dec/13