Statistics Norway

Employment in municipal activities (register based)

1 Contracted man-years in municipalities and counties1. Figures for 4th. Quarter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Percentage change 2008-2009
Municipalities, contracted man-years in total  303 371  312 249  324 611  334 178  340 287 1.8
of which            
Administration 45 922 44 212 45 556 46 674 46 711 0.1
Kindergarten 29 670 31 736 35 250 38 294 39 905 4.2
Primary and lower secondary education 84 780 86 856 88 758 90 545 92 492 2.2
Health and social services  124 976  131 459  137 067  140 485  142 737 1.6
Cultural activities 6 471 6 523 6 792 6 958 7 159 2.9
Other activities 11 552 11 464 11 189 11 223 11 283 0.5
             
Counties, contracted man-years in total 37 475 38 637 39 456 39 567 40 615 2.6
of which            
Administration 3 766 3 683 3 896 3 939 4 314 9.5
Upper secondary education 30 920 32 243 32 900 33 013 33 630 1.9
Dental health services 2 297 2 360 2 379 2 290 2 371 3.5
Other activities  492  352  280  325  300 -7.7
1  The figures for Oslo municipality are included in the county-figures for upper secondary school only.

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