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Unemployment rate
Norway — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.9% (1989 est., excluding people in job-training programs) |
| 1991 | 5.2% (1990, excluding people in job-training programs) |
| 1992 | 5.4% (1991, excluding people in job-training programs) |
| 1993 | 5.9% (excluding people in job-training programs) (1992) |
| 1994 | 5.5% (excluding people in job-training programs; 1993 est.) |
| 1995 | 8.4% (including people in job-training programs; 1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 8% (including people in job-training programs; November 1995) |
| 1997 | 4.5% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 2.6% (yearend 1997) |
| 1999 | 2.6% (yearend 1997) |
| 2000 | 2.9% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 3% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 3.9% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 3.9% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 4.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 4.3% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 4.6% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 3.5% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 2.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 2.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 2.5% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 3.7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 3.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 3.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 3.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 3.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 3.3% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 3.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 3.3% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 3.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 3.2% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 3.5% (2014 est.) | 3.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 28 |
| 2016 | 4.4% (2015 est.) | 3.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 43 |
| 2017 | 4.7% (2016 est.) | 4.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61 |
| 2018 | 4.2% (2017 est.) | 4.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.2% (2017 est.) | 4.7% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 3.72% (2019 est.) | 3.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 3.72% (2019 est.) 3.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 3.72% (2019 est.) 3.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 4.99% (2021 est.) 4.42% (2020 est.) 3.69% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.58% (2023 est.) 3.23% (2022 est.) 4.37% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |