Norway Jobseekers at 10-Month Low

The number of people registered as out of work in Norway rose to a seasonally adjusted 62.3 thousand in March 2026 from an upwardly revised 62.3 thousand in the previous month. This marks the first increase in unemployment after three consecutive months of decline, and corresponds to 2.1% of the workforce. Unemployment showed only minor changes across most occupations, with the highest rate in construction (3.5% of the workforce), and the lowest among teaching, academic professions and brokers and consultants (3%). Regionally, Østfold recorded the lowest jobless rate at 2.9%, while Troms and Nordland were the lowest at 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively. Meanwhile, 54,300 vacancies were advertised in March, equivalent to 2,100 per working day, which is 22% higher than a year ago. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the number of fully unemployed people decreased to 65.3 thousand in March from 66.8 thousand in February.

The number of people registered as out of work in Norway fell for a third month in a row to a seasonally adjusted 62.2 thousand in February 2026 from a downwardly revised 62.6 thousand in the previous month. This marks the lowest level since April 2025, corresponding to 2.1% of the workforce. Unemployment showed only minor changes across most occupations, with the lowest among health, nursing and care, academic professions and teaching (0.9% of the workforce) and highest rate in construction (3.5%). Regionally, Troms and Nordland recorded the lowest jobless rates, at 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively, while Østfold was the highest at 3%. Meanwhile, 49,800 vacancies were advertised in February, equivalent to 1,900 per working day, which is 3% lower than a year ago. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the number of fully unemployed people decreased to 66.8 thousand in February from 68.9 thousand in January.

The number of people registered as out of work in Norway fell for a second month in a row to a seasonally adjusted 62.6 thousand in January 2026 from a downwardly revised 63.6 thousand in the previous month. This marks the lowest since April 2025, corresponding to 2.1% of the workforce. Unemployment declined for almost half of the occupational groups, with the lowest rate in academic professions, as well as health, nursing and care (0.9% of the workforce) and the highest among construction (3.6%). Regionally, Troms and Nordland recorded the lowest jobless rates, at 1.3% and 1.8%, respectively, while Østfold was the highest at 3.1%. Meanwhile, 56,900 vacancies were advertised in January, equivalent to 1,900 per working day, which is 3% lower than a year ago. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the number of fully unemployed people rose to 68.9 thousand in January from 62.4 thousand in December 2025.