Number of employed people in Norway 2019-2020, by sector

In Norway, most people are employed in the private sector. During the third quarter of 2020, roughly 1.75 million employees were working in this sector. Most employees in the public sector belonged to the local government, counting around 555 thousand employees that same quarter. Furthermore, the central government employed approximately 311 thousand people. When compared to the third quarter of 2019, the workforce in the private sector decreased by around 80 thousand.