Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Wagesums according to the register of end of the year certificates

1 Number of persons, total amount and average amount for some main figures. The whole country. 2007 and 20081
  Number of persons Total amount in NOK million Percentage change 2007-2008 average amount in NOK Percentage change 2007-2008
  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.

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