Norway’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 4.6% in April 2026 from 4.9% in March, which was the highest level since June 2025 The number of unemployed persons declined to 142 thousand from 150 thousand in March. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 70.2% from 69.7%, as the number of employed individuals increased by 19 thousand to 2.937 million. The labor force participation rate also edged up to 73.6% from 73.3% in March, with the labor force expanding by 11 thousand to 3.079 million people aged 15 to 74. Total man-weeks worked, adjusted to a 37.5-hour workweek, increased to 2.182 million from 2.139 million in the prior period. In the meantime, the youth unemployment rate, which covers those aged 15 to 24, edged down to 13.9% from 14.0%. Compared to April last year, the jobless rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the 4.4% recorded a year earlier. source: Statistics Norway
Unemployment Rate in Norway decreased to 4.60 percent in April from 4.90 percent in March of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Norway averaged 4.08 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.80 percent in March of 1993 and a record low of 2.10 percent in November of 1986. This page provides the latest reported value for - Norway Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Norway Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Norway decreased to 4.60 percent in April from 4.90 percent in March of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Norway is expected to be 4.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Norway Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.10 percent in 2027 and 3.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.