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| Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates | 
| Number of persons | Total amount in NOK million | Percentage change 2007-2008 | average amount in NOK | Percentage change 2007-2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payment in cash | 2 861 233 | 2 924 062 | 806 592 | 882 779 | 9.4 | 281 900 | 301 900 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| of which | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wages and remuneration | 2 829 693 | 2 898 960 | 793 251 | 867 545 | 9.4 | 280 300 | 299 300 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unemployment benefits | 94 323 | 100 172 | 4 344 | 4 299 | -1.0 | 46 100 | 42 900 | -6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Preliminary figures for 2008. |