Statistics Norway

Enterprises

3   Number of employees in new enterprises, by legal form. 2003 and 2004
Legal form 2003 2004
New enterprises, total New established enterprises Takeovers New enterprises, total New established enterprises Takeovers
Total 18 878 5 858 13 020 24 624 5 287 19 337
General partnership  309 75  234  272 21  251
Privat limited company 15 768 5 060 10 708 19 895 4 337 15 558
Public limited company 8 8 0 6 6 0
General partnership with shared liability  207 57  150  307 80  227
Sole proprietorship 2 211  510 1 701 2 546  568 1 978
Other legal forms  375  148  227 1 598  275 1 323

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