The number of employees in Norway was at its lowest in May 2020, immediately after the outbreak of COVID-19, when it amounted to 2.82 million employees. After fluctuating over the next couple of months, the number has increased since February 2021, reaching over 2.9 million employees in October and November that year, the highest during the time period.
Number of employed people in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of employees in millions
Nov 2021
2.9
Oct 2021
2.9
Sep 2021
2.89
Aug 2021
2.89
Jul 2021
2.89
Jun 2021
2.89
May 2021
2.88
Apr 2021
2.85
Mar 2021
2.84
Feb 2021
2.83
Jan 2021
2.84
Dec 2020
2.84
Nov 2020
2.85
Oct 2020
2.85
Sep 2020
2.85
Aug 2020
2.84
Jul 2020
2.83
Jun 2020
2.84
May 2020
2.82
Apr 2020
2.83
Mar 2020
2.83
Feb 2020
2.85
Jan 2020
2.85
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The source adds the following information: 'The seasonal-adjustment during the corona crisis is done in a way that the numbers from the crisis (from March 2020) is not included in the basis for the seasonal pattern. The figures are break adjusted because of a break between 2020 and 2021.'
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Statistics Norway. (January 27, 2022). Number of employed people in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168824/number-of-employed-people-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. "Number of employed people in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021 (in millions)." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168824/number-of-employed-people-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. (2022). Number of employed people in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168824/number-of-employed-people-in-norway/
Statistics Norway. "Number of Employed People in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168824/number-of-employed-people-in-norway/
Statistics Norway, Number of employed people in Norway from January 2020 to November 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168824/number-of-employed-people-in-norway/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
