In the third quarter of 2022, the highest number of job openings in Norway were within administrative and support service activities. There were 11,000 vacant positions in this industry in the first quarter of 2022, more than 1,500 more than in the corresponding quarter the previous year. The second highest number of job openings were within the domestic trade industry, followed by residential care activities. There were more job openings in almost every industry in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the third quarter of 2021.
Number of job openings in Norway in 3rd quarter 2021 and 3rd quarter 2022, by industry
Characteristic
Q3 2021
Q3 2022
Domestic trade, car repair shop
10,200
9,700
Residential care activities
9,500
9,700
Administrative and support service activities
9,300
11,000
Construction
8,200
7,300
Education
7,000
7,400
Human health activities
6,300
7,600
Professional, scientific and technical activities
5,800
6,400
Information and communication
5,800
6,400
Public administration and defence
5,400
4,600
Accomommodation and food service activities
5,200
5,500
Social work activities without accommodation
5,100
6,500
Manufacture
4,800
4,700
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
4,100
900
Transportation and storage
3,300
4,100
Arts, entertainment and recreation
1,400
1,100
Financial and insurance activities
1,400
1,300
Personal service activities
1,300
2,300
Mining and quarrying
1,200
1,700
Power and water supply, sewerage/remediation activities
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Statistics Norway. (November 16, 2022). Number of job openings in Norway in 3rd quarter 2021 and 3rd quarter 2022, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224078/job-openings-in-norway-by-industry/
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Statistics Norway. (2022). Number of job openings in Norway in 3rd quarter 2021 and 3rd quarter 2022, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224078/job-openings-in-norway-by-industry/
Statistics Norway. "Number of Job Openings in Norway in 3rd Quarter 2021 and 3rd Quarter 2022, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224078/job-openings-in-norway-by-industry/
Statistics Norway, Number of job openings in Norway in 3rd quarter 2021 and 3rd quarter 2022, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224078/job-openings-in-norway-by-industry/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of job openings in Norway in 3rd quarter 2021 and 3rd quarter 2022, by industry [Graph], Statistics Norway, November 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224078/job-openings-in-norway-by-industry/
