Statistics Norway

Employment, main figures (register based)

4   Average age among employed persons 15-74 years, by County of residence and sex. 4th quarter 2005-4th quarter 2006
County of residence Sex 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005 Ny1 20061
The whole country 39.9 40.1 40.3 40.7 40.9 41.1 41.0 41.0
Male 40.2 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.2 41.4 41.2 41.3
Female 39.6 39.8 40.0 40.4 40.6 40.8 40.6 40.7
              41.4 41.4
01 Østfold 40.1 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.2 41.6    
Male 40.4 40.6 41.0 41.4 41.5 41.9 41.7 41.7
Female 39.7 40.0 40.3 40.7 40.9 41.2 41.0 41.1
                 
02 Akershus 40.4 40.6 40.9 41.4 41.6 41.9 41.7 41.8
Male 40.7 40.9 41.3 41.7 41.9 42.2 42.0 42.1
Female 40.1 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.3 41.5 41.3 41.4
                 
03 Oslo 38.7 38.8 39.0 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.3 39.2
Male 38.9 39.0 39.3 39.6 39.7 39.7 39.6 39.5
Female 38.5 38.6 38.8 39.1 39.1 39.2 39.0 38.9
                 
04 Hedmark 41.0 41.1 41.4 41.8 42.0 42.4 42.2 42.4
Male 41.2 41.3 41.6 42.1 42.3 42.7 42.5 42.7
Female 40.7 40.9 41.1 41.4 41.8 42.1 42.0 42.0
                 
05 Oppland 40.6 40.8 41.2 41.6 41.8 42.1 41.9 42.2
Male 40.8 41.0 41.3 41.9 42.1 42.4 42.2 42.4
Female 40.4 40.6 41.0 41.3 41.6 41.9 41.7 41.9
                 
06 Buskerud 40.3 40.5 40.8 41.3 41.4 41.8 41.6 41.7
Male 40.6 40.8 41.1 41.6 41.7 42.1 41.9 42.0
Female 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.9 41.2 41.4 41.2 41.4
                 
07 Vestfold 40.2 40.3 40.6 41.0 41.2 41.5 41.3 41.5
Male 40.5 40.7 40.9 41.5 41.6 41.9 41.7 41.8
Female 39.7 39.9 40.2 40.5 40.8 41.1 40.9 41.1
                 
08 Telemark 40.2 40.4 40.7 41.2 41.4 41.8 41.6 41.8
Male 40.5 40.7 41.1 41.6 41.8 42.1 41.9 42.1
Female 39.9 40.0 40.3 40.8 41.1 41.4 41.2 41.4
                 
09 Aust-Agder 39.9 40.0 40.4 40.8 41.0 41.3 41.1 41.2
Male 40.1 40.3 40.7 41.2 41.3 41.6 41.4 41.6
Female 39.7 39.8 40.0 40.4 40.6 40.9 40.7 40.8
                 
10 Vest-Agder 39.5 39.6 39.8 40.1 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.4
Male 39.6 39.8 40.0 40.3 40.4 40.6 40.4 40.6
Female 39.3 39.5 39.6 39.9 40.1 40.3 40.1 40.1
                 
11 Rogaland 39.0 39.2 39.4 39.8 39.9 40.1 39.9 39.9
Male 39.3 39.5 39.7 40.1 40.2 40.4 40.2 40.2
Female 38.7 38.9 39.0 39.5 39.6 39.8 39.6 39.5
                 
12 Hordaland 39.8 39.9 40.1 40.5 40.6 40.8 40.6 40.6
Male 39.8 40.0 40.3 40.6 40.7 40.9 40.8 40.7
Female 39.7 39.8 40.0 40.3 40.5 40.6 40.4 40.3
                 
14 Sogn og Fjordane 40.3 40.5 40.8 41.3 41.3 41.8 41.6 41.8
Male 40.6 40.8 41.0 41.6 41.6 42.1 41.9 42.1
Female 39.9 40.2 40.5 41.0 41.1 41.5 41.3 41.4
                 
15 Møre og Romsdal 40.3 40.4 40.7 41.2 41.4 41.7 41.5 41.6
Male 40.5 40.7 41.0 41.5 41.7 41.9 41.8 41.8
Female 40.0 40.1 40.3 40.8 41.1 41.4 41.2 41.2
                 
16 Sør-Trøndelag 40.1 40.3 40.5 40.7 40.9 41.0 40.9 40.8
Male 40.3 40.5 40.7 41.0 41.1 41.3 41.1 41.1
Female 39.8 40.0 40.1 40.4 40.6 40.7 40.5 40.4
                 
17 Nord-Trøndelag 40.9 41.0 41.3 41.7 41.8 42.1 41.9 42.0
Male 41.0 41.3 41.7 42.0 42.1 42.4 42.2 42.3
Female 40.7 40.7 40.9 41.3 41.4 41.7 41.5 41.6
                 
18 Nordland 40.2 40.4 40.6 41.1 41.2 41.6 41.4 41.6
Male 40.5 40.7 41.1 41.5 41.6 42.0 41.8 42.0
Female 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.6 40.8 41.2 41.0 41.1
                 
19 Troms 39.8 40.0 40.2 40.6 40.8 41.1 40.9 41.0
Male 40.0 40.2 40.5 40.9 41.0 41.4 41.2 41.3
Female 39.4 39.7 39.9 40.3 40.5 40.8 40.6 40.6
                 
20 Finnmark 39.5 39.7 40.0 40.5 40.6 41.0 40.8 41.0
Male 39.8 40.0 40.4 40.9 41.0 41.4 41.2 41.4
Female 39.1 39.4 39.5 40.0 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.5
1  As from 2006 age is defined as completed years at the time of the reference week, instead of completed years at the end of the year, as earlier. Moreover the lower age limit to be covered by the survey was lowered from 16 to 15.
Source: Register based Employment statistics, Statistics Norway.

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