Employment on the rise
The employment increase came among persons within the age group 25-74 years. The unemployment rate in Sweden was 8.1 per cent in June, and 6.1 per cent in Denmark. Both Sweden and Denmark saw a decrease in the unemployment rate from March to June of 0.4 and 0.5 percentage points respectively. In the same period the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points in the USA, ending at 9.5 per cent. In the EU nations the unemployment rate remained stable at 9.5 per cent. All figures refer to seasonally-adjusted data from Eurostat. (NRK/Press release)
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From March to June the number of employed persons rose by 17 000 persons. The Norwegian unemployment rate remained stable at 3.5 per cent in the same period, according to Statistics Norway.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the Norwegian Government intends to start additional seismic surveys further north in the previously disputed area of the Barents Sea.
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71,500 were out of work in Norway at trhe end of January. This is a drop by 12 per cent since January last year. The unemployment rate in Norway is now at 2.8 per cent, the lowest in Europe.
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The number of foreign students that apply to Norwegian universities has significantly increased. Norway is now one of very few countries left in Europe that offer free education for international students.
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received proposals from 37 companies regarding blocks which the companies wish to see included in the 22nd licensing round.
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Erna Solberg, leader of the Conservative Party (Høyre), (photo) criticizes Labour Party Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s use of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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Norway has offered up to NOK 55 billion (equivalent to 7 billion euros) to the International Monetary Fund, as a bilateral loan to contribute to stabilising the European and international economy. (Photo: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg)
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Oslo and Akershus have never created this many new jobs, and the job market will continue to grow in 2012, according to prognosis by the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration (NAV).
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The debt crisis was the focus of Jens Stoltenberg’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday.
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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows that the number of employed persons in Norway increased by 18 000 from June to September. During the same period, unemployment remained stable.
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The Norwegian unemplyment rate remained low in the first half of this year, and was in July 3.2 per cent of the total work force, a marginal decrease, according to Statistics Norway.
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