Statistics Norway

New established enterprises, survival and growth

9 Survived enterprises and persons employed, by growth in employment, industrial activity, organisational structure and size class. 2008-2010
Industrial activity   Employment Growth in employment, per cent enterprises
2008 2010 Growth<0 No growth Growth>0
Total 20 804 14 798 38 403 5.3 55.1 39.6
             
B - Mining and quarrying 64 26  184 1.6 59.4 39.1
C - Manufacturing  625  702 1 989 5.4 46.6 48.0
D+E - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  112 37  213 5.4 57.1 37.5
F - Construction 3 464 3 509 6 559 8.1 49.3 42.6
G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2 444 1 732 5 529 6.6 40.2 53.2
H - Transportation and storage 1 173 1 677 4 553 5.9 41.2 52.9
I - Accommodation and food service activities  577  867 2 434 12.1 24.8 63.1
J - Information and communication 1 074  799 1 578 6.0 57.2 36.9
K - Financial and insurance activities 1 384 73  675 0.1 91.7 8.2
L - Real estate activities 2 263  351 1 071 2.5 82.9 14.6
M - Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 974 1 542 3 907 5.8 54.3 39.9
N - Administrative and support service activities 1 254 1 623 4 403 7.1 49.2 43.7
P - Education  264  145  506 1.1 33.0 65.9
Q - Human health and social work activities 1 255  996 2 781 0.9 49.3 49.8
R - Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 097  361  948 5.3 60.5 34.2
S+T - Other service activities and Activities of household as employers; undifferentiated goods- and servicesproducing activities of households for own account  756  357  961 2.2 50.8 47.0
U - Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies - - - - - -
X - Unknown 24 1  112 - 50.0 50.0
             
Organisasjonsform 20 804 14 798 38 403 5.3 55.1 39.6
Total  190  141  290 7.9 51.1 41.1
General partnership 8 905 9 651 27 205 4.6 55.7 39.8
Private and public limited company  600  484 1 034 8.7 46.8 44.5
General partnership with shared liability 9 762 4 031 8 177 5.4 55.5 39.1
Sole proprietorship 1 222  461 1 569 7.3 51.3 41.4
Norwegian division of foreign enterprise  125 30  128 0.8 68.8 30.4
Other legal forms            
             
Number of persons employed in the year of establishing            
Total 20 804 14 798 38 403 5.3 55.1 39.6
0 13 956 0 16 122 - 55.9 44.1
1-4 6 503 8 504 13 956 15.1 55.9 28.9
5-9  233 1 449 2 496 28.3 10.3 61.4
10+  112 4 845 5 829 39.3 2.7 58.0

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