Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

8 Survived enterprises, by growth in employment, economic activity, legal form and employment group. 2004-2007
  Survived enterprises Number of persons employed 2004 Persons employed 2007 Enterprises with no persons employed in 2004 Number of enterprises by growth in the number of employees 2004-2007
  Decrease 0-24 per cent 25-49 per cent 50-99 per cent 100 per cent or more
Economic activity                  
Total 17 095 13 283 56 586 64.2 6.0 15.6 0.5 1.4 12.2
C - Mining and quarrying 35 10  424 80.0 8.6 2.9 - 2.9 5.7
D - Manufacturing  728 1 258 3 771 61.7 4.4 17.4 1.1 1.5 13.9
E - Electricity, gas and water supply 47  933 1 243 85.1 4.3 2.1 - - 8.5
F - Construction 2 262 2 064 5 815 41.1 6.4 31.6 0.5 1.5 18.9
G - Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehichles, motorcycles and personal household goods 2 838 2 992 8 483 50.0 8.0 17.1 1.2 2.6 21.1
H - Hotels and restaurants  462  692 2 621 49.1 6.7 12.1 1.5 6.1 24.5
I - Transport, storage and communication 1 259 1 311 6 712 47.3 6.8 22.6 0.5 2.9 19.9
J - Financial intermediation  254 7  230 99.2 - 0.4 - 0.4 -
K - Real estate, renting and business activities 6 186 3 029 11 587 70.9 7.1 13.0 0.3 0.7 8.0
M - Education  179 2  591 99.4 - - - - 0.6
N - Health and social work 1 356 0 3 603  100.0 - - - - -
O - Other community, social and personal service activities 1 269  444 2 013 76.2 3.8 13.6 0.2 0.8 5.5
P - Private households with employed persons 1 0 0  100.0 - - - - -
Unknown  219  541 9 493 68.0 5.0 9.6 1.8 - 15.5
                   
Organizational structure                  
Total 17 095 13 283 56 586 64.2 6.0 15.6 0.5 1.4 12.2
General partnership  346  222  561 56.9 10.7 9.8 0.3 2.0 20.2
Privat limited company 6 791 8 773 35 572 64.2 4.5 8.6 1.2 2.3 19.3
Public limited company 8 84  231 62.5 - 12.5 - - 25.0
General partnership with shared liability  686  421 1 294 60.6 9.9 8.0 0.4 2.6 18.4
Sole proprietorship 8 654 3 592 9 020 63.5 6.8 22.7 0.1 0.6 6.3
Other legal forms  610  191 9 907 83.3 3.6 5.2 0.5 0.3 7.0
                   
Number of persons employed                  
Total 17 095 13 283 56 586 64.2 6.0 15.6 0.5 1.4 12.2
0 persons employed 10 978 0 32 991  100.0 - - - - -
1-4 persons employed 5 820 7 530 14 179 - 16.4 44.9 1.0 3.3 34.2
5-9 persons employed  178 1 141 2 995 - 21.9 16.9 10.1 13.5 37.6
10-19 employed 77 1 022 2 098 - 20.8 13.0 11.7 20.8 33.8
20 or more persons employed 42 3 590 4 324 - 28.6 33.3 11.9 9.5 16.7

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