Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

6 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2003-2008
Industrial activity Survived enterprises, total Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2003 2008 Growth <0 No growth Growth >0
Total 12 226 10 750 45 357 8.8 41.7 49.5
             
B - Mining and quarrying 37  103  531 10.8 35.1 54.1
C - Manufacturing  595  733 6 186 5.2 36.0 58.8
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 73 42  306 - 58.9 41.1
F - Construction 1 627 1 352 5 058 6.8 41.1 52.2
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 034 2 033 6 734 12.2 29.3 58.5
H - Transportation and storage  761  833 4 463 10.2 38.4 51.4
I - Accommodation and food service activities  413  939 2 784 14.0 19.1 66.8
J - Information and communication  822  650 2 327 18.1 44.8 37.1
K - Financial and insurance activities  150 42 1 023 - 74.0 26.0
L - Real estate activities 1 307  323 1 511 6.1 70.3 23.6
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 1 606 1 177 3 625 9.3 43.5 47.2
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 017  933 4 751 9.4 45.0 45.5
P - Education  162 81  516 1.9 27.8 70.4
Q - Human health and social work activities  824  698 2 926 1.7 36.7 61.7
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  306  207  638 4.2 41.5 54.2
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  342  243  741 9.4 38.0 52.6
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 0 0 0 - - -
X - Unknown  150  361 1 237 4.7 25.3 70.0
             
Organisational structure            
Total 12 226 10 750 45 357 8.8 41.7 49.5
General partnership  278  242  590 11.5 32.7 55.8
Private and public limited company 5 119 6 619 35 022 7.1 35.8 57.1
General partnership with shared liability  383  282  882 8.9 32.4 58.7
Sole proprietorship 6 208 3 267 6 815 10.0 47.7 42.3
Other legal forms  238  340 2 048 9.7 39.9 50.4
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 12 226 10 750 45 357 8.8 41.7 49.5
0 persons employed 6 653 0 21 789 - 41.1 58.9
1-4 persons employed 5 290 6 804 15 242 19.1 44.4 36.5
5-9 persons employed  183 1 152 2 499 22.4 8.2 69.4
10+ persons employed  100 2 794 5 827 20.0 2.0 78.0

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