Labour market indicators

Unemployment rate in 2004: 4,4% (ILO data)

Working population:

Employment by sector:

Employment contracts
Legal clauses regulate employment contracts and to a lesser degree collective agreements and individual negotiations.
The terms of employment contracts are rather rigid.

Salaries

National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/2003: No legally mandated national minimum wage

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2004: 27920 kronen by  month (ILO data)

Social security contributions

Employer: 14.1 %.

Employee: 7.8 %.

Number of hours

Legal definition of full time work (per week): 37½ hours

Retirement age: 70

Unions

Average rate of union membership:60 %.

Unions: LO trade union (Norwegian trade union centres) and the AF AKADEMIKERNES FELLESORGANISASJON (Confederation of Academic and Professional Unions in Norway) can be listed.

Useful links

For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labour and Government Administration

- Ministry of Local Government and Labour

- Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry (NHO)