Table 1 Average monthly earnings for full-time equivalents, by sector, sex and working hours per 3rd quarter 2007 and 2008. NOK and per cent

1 Average monthly earnings for full-time equivalents, by sector, sex and working hours per 3rd quarter 2007 and 2008. NOK and per cent
Sex and sector	Employees covered by the survey		Monthly earnings, total		Percentage change

Sex and sector	2007	2008	2007¹	2008	2007-2008

Total	1 447 646	1 505 405	32 263	34 228	6.1
Males	678 981	703 720	34 570	36 532	5.7
Females	768 665	801 685	29 137	31 057	6.6
Full-time	961 382	998 671	33 394	35 401	6.0
Males	574 837	590 820	35 035	37 051	5.8
Females	386 545	407 851	30 306	32 282	6.5
Part-time	486 264	506 734	26 859	28 555	6.3
Males	104 144	112 900	27 456	28 987	5.6
Females	382 120	393 834	26 706	28 435	6.5

Public sector	657 028	668 065	30 715	32 972	7.3
Males	196 321	199 209	33 392	35 784	7.2
Females	460 707	468 856	29 416	31 624	7.5
Full-time	359 486	369 827	31 764	33 981	7.0
Males	150 642	152 135	33 820	36 211	7.1
Females	208 844	217 692	30 282	32 423	7.1
Part-time	297 542	298 238	28 468	30 751	8.0
Males	45 679	47 074	30 409	32 846	8.0
Females	251 863	251 164	28 181	30 433	8.0

Private sector	790 618	837 340	32 854	34 691	5.6
Males	482 660	504 511	34 790	36 664	5.4
Females	307 958	332 829	28 919	30 624	5.9
Full-time	601 896	628 844	33 875	35 809	5.7
Males	424 195	438 685	35 242	37 188	5.5
Females	177 701	190 159	30 321	32 195	6.2
Part-time	188 722	208 496	25 195	26 435	4.9
Males	58 465	65 826	26 058	27 356	5.0
Females	130 257	142 670	24 858	26 039	4.8

¹	The figures are corrected.