Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

8 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2007-2010
Industrial activity   Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2007 2010 Growth<0 No growth Growth>0
Total 19 308 12 314 40 057 5.5 53.4 41.1
             
B - Mining and quarrying 58 15  167 5.2 41.4 53.4
C - Manufacturing  643  522 1 844 9.0 45.6 45.4
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  106 52  305 2.8 56.6 40.6
F - Construction 3 404 2 555 6 867 6.6 46.8 46.5
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 222 1 929 4 907 8.0 40.2 51.8
H - Transportation and storage 1 153 1 344 3 935 7.2 41.7 51.1
I - Accommodation and food service activities  434  602 2 168 10.6 24.7 64.7
J - Information and communication  987  654 1 677 10.9 49.3 39.7
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 298 47 1 396 0.2 91.8 8.0
L - Real estate activities 2 589  344 1 716 1.6 84.4 14.0
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 503 1 420 4 342 7.6 49.9 42.5
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 062  847 3 021 5.5 44.9 49.6
P - Education  219 99  483 0.9 28.8 70.3
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 149  869 3 798 1.0 44.2 54.8
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation  706  231 1 026 3.1 46.9 50.0
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  542  211  614 4.1 49.1 46.9
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - -
X - Unknown  233  573 1 791 2.1 40.8 57.1
             
Organisasjonsform            
Total 19 308 12 314 40 057 5.5 53.4 41.1
General partnership  169  126  277 8.9 40.2 50.9
Private and public limited company 9 339 7 761 29 339 4.8 55.6 39.5
General partnership with shared liability  595  432 1 086 7.9 39.8 52.3
Sole proprietorship 8 148 3 541 7 627 5.7 52.1 42.1
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise  913  419 1 380 8.4 50.3 41.3
Other legal forms  144 35  348 2.1 66.7 31.3
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 19 308 12 314 40 057 5.5 53.4 41.1
0 12 781 0 18 543 - 54.9 45.1
1-4 6 222 8 025 14 342 15.4 52.6 32.1
5-9  207 1 283 2 172 35.3 6.3 58.5
10+ 98 3 006 5 000 30.6 6.1 63.3

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