Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

7 Survived enterprises by growth in employment, economic activity, legal form and employment group. 2002-2006
  Survived enterprises Number of persons employed 2002 Persons employed 2006 Per cent enterprises with
no persons employed in 2002
Number of enterprises by growth in the number of employees 2002-2006
  Decrease 0-24 per cent 25-49 per cent 50-99 per cent 100 per cent or more
Economic activity                  
Total 13 849 14 036 53 813 52.5 9.4 21.5 0.8 1.8 14.0
C - Mining and quarrying 24 33  104 58.3 12.5 16.7 - - 12.5
D - Manufacturing  643  716 3 083 57.4 7.0 18.8 0.8 2.5 13.5
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 26 8 71 88.5 - 3.8 - - 7.7
F - Construction 1 814 1 973 5 711 40.2 7.1 33.5 0.4 1.2 17.6
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 2 401 2 574 7 520 42.1 14.2 18.4 1.2 3.0 21.1
H - Hotels and restaurants  461 2 084 3 754 32.3 13.7 16.3 3.3 5.9 28.6
I - Transport, storage and communication 1 028 1 260 3 773 32.8 11.6 27.5 1.1 4.0 23.1
J - Financial intermediation 69 30  148 84.1 - 4.3 - - 11.6
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 5 161 3 164 16 846 63.7 9.5 16.9 0.3 0.9 8.7
M - Education  105 67  266 61.9 1.9 26.7 - 1.9 7.6
N - Health and social work  765  674 2 326 41.2 2.7 41.4 1.7 2.0 11.0
O - Other community, social and personal service activities  835  496 1 813 59.3 8.6 22.6 0.6 1.3 7.5
P - Private households with employed persons - - - - - - - - -
Unknown  517  957 8 399 79.5 4.3 6.2 0.8 0.8 8.5
                   
Organizational structure                  
Total 13 849 14 036 53 813 52.5 9.4 21.5 0.8 1.8 14.0
General partnership  287  271  687 47.4 13.9 21.3 1.0 3.8 12.5
Privat limited company 5 546 8 760 43 228 55.6 7.4 9.6 1.4 3.0 23.0
Public limited company 7 13 43 71.4 - - - - 28.6
General partnership with shared liability  441  392  880 55.6 10.0 15.4 0.9 5.0 13.2
Sole proprietorship 7 394 4 146 7 834 49.5 10.8 31.2 0.3 0.7 7.5
Other legal forms  174  454 1 141 75.9 5.2 5.2 1.1 1.7 10.9
                   
Number of persons employed                  
Total 13 849 14 036 53 813 52.5 9.4 21.5 0.8 1.8 14.0
0 persons employed 7 265 0 28 752  100.0 - - - - -
1-4 persons employed 6 202 7 926 15 719 - 19.4 46.8 1.0 3.1 29.6
5-9 persons employed  237 1 484 2 993 - 22.8 21.1 12.2 12.2 31.6
10-19 employed 99 1 301 2 075 - 31.3 20.2 10.1 21.2 17.2
20 or more persons employed 46 3 325 4 275 - 34.8 8.7 8.7 19.6 28.3

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