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. 2004-2009
Industrial activity   Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2004 2009 Growth<0 No growth Growth>0
Total 23 406 17 094 38 148 4.8 59.2 36.0
             
B - Mining and quarrying 60 44  232 1.7 63.3 35.0
C - Manufacturing  704  752 1 967 4.0 53.7 42.3
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  107 42  210 1.9 70.1 28.0
F - Construction 3 966 4 028 6 986 7.2 52.7 40.0
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 821 2 025 5 385 5.1 47.7 47.3
H - Transportation and storage 1 321 1 795 4 348 5.1 45.6 49.4
I - Accommodation and food service activities  715 1 162 2 712 12.9 27.4 59.7
J - Information and communication 1 183  869 1 504 5.1 61.5 33.4
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 528 81  504 - 94.6 5.4
L - Real estate activities 2 270  378  840 2.6 85.7 11.7
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 3 358 1 802 3 809 5.2 59.1 35.6
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 463 1 942 4 620 7.0 52.8 40.3
P - Education  292  175  505 0.7 40.8 58.6
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 432 1 176 2 588 0.7 53.6 45.7
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 322  428  901 5.0 67.2 27.8
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  840  394  930 3.3 54.9 41.8
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - -
X - Unknown 24 1  107 - 58.3 41.7
             
Organisasjonsform            
Total 23 406 17 094 38 148 4.8 59.2 36.0
General partnership  221  168  314 5.9 58.8 35.3
Private and public limited company 9 481 10 490 25 652 3.8 58.1 38.0
General partnership with shared liability  730  639 1 163 8.6 50.7 40.7
Sole proprietorship 11 328 5 078 9 033 5.2 61.1 33.7
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise 1 520  685 1 868 5.7 55.2 39.1
Other legal forms  126 34  118 1.6 67.5 31.0
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 23 406 17 094 38 148 4.8 59.2 36.0
0 15 105 0 13 603 - 59.6 40.4
1-4 7 901 10 280 15 210 13.0 60.9 26.1
5-9  271 1 681 2 850 18.8 12.5 68.6
10+  129 5 133 6 485 34.1 3.9 62.0

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