With almost 580,000 employees in the third quarter of 2023, the human health and social work activities industry employed the highest number of people in Norway. The second largest industry was wholesale and retail trade, counting over 350,000 employees the same time period. The construction sector employed the third most with about 240,000 employees.
Number of employed people in Norway in 3rd quarter 2022 and 3rd quarter 2023, by industry
(in 1000's)
Characteristic
Q3 2022
Q3 2023
Human health and social work activities
580
578
Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
344
351
Construction
232
243
Education
233
236
Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities
208
208
Manufacture
201
207
Public adm., defence, soc. security
179
179
Transportation and storage
133
141
Other service activities
132
139
Administrative and support service activities
132
136
Information and communication
125
132
Accommodation and food service activities
114
105
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
63
73
Mining and quarrying
70
64
Financial and insurance activities
63
59
Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management
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Statistics Norway. (November 9, 2023). Number of employed people in Norway in 3rd quarter 2022 and 3rd quarter 2023, by industry (in 1000's) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169341/number-of-employed-people-in-norway-by-industry/
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