Number of employed people in Norway 2021-2022, by sector

In Norway, most people are employed in the private sector. During the second quarter of 2022, over 1.8 million employees were working in this sector. This was over 100,000 more than in the same quarter in 2021. Most employees in the public sector work in the local government, counting roughly 560,000 employees in 2022. Furthermore, the central government employed approximately 320,000 people.