Norway Yearbook - 1996

Labour market
Population aged 16-74 by main activity. Per cent. Annual average 1995
Other activities/unspecified (67%)
Retired (8,4%)
Early retired/disabled (78%)
Persons engaged in
own housework (5,4%)
Attended school, studied (11,8%)
Employed 1(59,9%)
Theterm - employed
here includes full-timeworkers and pt-tine workers who consider paid work as their man activity.
I 85
160
Persons aged 16-74 by sex, marital status and labour force. Annual average. 1 000
Labour force status 1990 1991
Persons in the labour force, by sex, marital status and age. Annual average
1995. 1 000
In per cent of the total number of persons in each
Number
gsoup
Age
Females
Females
Total Males
Total Males
Total Married1
Total Married'
Total 2186 1187 999 712 70 75 64 70
16-19 81 41 39 2 38 38 38
20-24 215 115 lOO 39 68 72 64 73
25-29 282 154 128 88 82 87 77 79
30-39 551 296 256 206 87 93 82 83
40-49 556 303 253 205 88 93 83 84
50-59 360 197 163 129 79 86 72 73
60-66 119 67 52 39 47 54 41 42
67-69 15 9 6 4 13 17 10
70-74 8 6 3 1 5 7 :
Married females include cohabitants
Source: Labour Force Sample Surveys. More information: Druision for Labour Market 5tatistics
Total
1995
Males -
Females
Total
Married'
Total 3094 3105 3140 1579 1561 1016
In the labour force 2142 2126 2186 1187 999 712
Employed persons 2030 2010 2079 1126 953 685
At work 1770 1 748 1817 1011 806 569
Temporarily absent 260 262 262 115 147 117
Unemployed persons (LFS) 112 116 107 61 46 26
Not in the labour force 952 979 953 392 561 304
'Marred females include cohabitants.
Source: NOS Labour Market Stahstcs. More information: Division for Labour Market Statistics.