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The Active Population in Figures

	2018	2019	2020
Labour Force	2,799,958	2,829,759	2,836,708

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Employed Persons, by Occupation (% of Total Labour Force)	2015
Human health and social work activities	19.8%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	13.6%
Manufacturing	8.6%
Education	8.6%
Construction	7.8%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6.2%
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5.9%
Transportation and storage	5.5%
Administrative and support service activities	4.2%
Information and communication	3.8%
Accommodation and food service activities	2.9%
Mining and quarrying	2.6%
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.2%
Financial and insurance activities	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.0%
Real estate activities	1.0%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	0.6%
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	0.5%

For Further Statistics: Statistics Norway
For Further Information About the Labour Market: International Labor Organisation's (ILO) page on Norway

Legal Weekly Duration: 35.5 hours for shift workers and 37.5 hours for others. This includes a half an hour lunch break.
Retirement Age: Official retirement age is 67, but early retirement is allowed at 62. Employees have the right to continue working until the age of 70.
Working Contracts: Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations. The terms of employment contracts are rather rigid.
Labour Laws: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum Wage: No minimum wage exists.
Average Wage: According to the Statistics Norway, in 2021 Norwegians earned NOK 50,790 per year on average.
Social Contributions: Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: Employer’s social security contributions are due for all employees in both the private and the public sector. The normal rate for the employer is 14.1 percent on gross earnings. The contribution is geographically differentiated according to the municipality where the work-place is.
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: An individual working in Norway is subject to Norwegian social security contributions. The employee’s contribution is 8% based on gross wages. This contribution is not required when the salary is less than NOK 64,650 per year.

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners: Norway has strong traditions in collective bargaining, and trade unions hold a prominent position. Although the trade union density rate has been decreasing in recent years, more than half of the Norwegian labour force is still collectively organised. Strong emphasis is placed on central organisations of employers and employees. Compulsory collective agreements supplement legislation in wages, working conditions and benefits. Results of central wage negotiations between the large employee's and employer's organisations serve as guidelines for the local wage negotiations.
Labour Unions: The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Confederation of Unions for Professionals
Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations
Unionisation Rate: 52%
Labour Regulation Bodies: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

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