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507 000 employed in municipalities
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2012-03-15T10:00:00.000Z
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Employment in municipal activities, 2011, preliminary figures, 4th quarter

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507 000 employed in municipalities

There were a total of 507 000 persons employed in the municipalities and county authorities in the 4th quarter of 2011; an increase of 1.6 per cent compared to 2010.

Of the 507 000 employees in local government, 459 000 were employed by the municipalities and 48 000 were employed by the county authorities.

Employed, contracted man-years, contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave in municipalities and county authorities1. Figures for 4th quarter 2005-20112
Total, municipalities and counties 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Change
2010-2011 		Percentage
change
2010-2011
Employed  450 564      456 312      472 461      479 300      488 684      498 636      506 632     7 996 1.6
Contracted man-years  340 846  350 886  364 066  373 745  380 902  387 481  394 337 6 856 1.8
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave  308 599  317 620  329 579  338 646  342 988  350 686  359 776 9 090 2.6
                   
Municipality, total                  
Employed  406 789  411 396  426 152  433 600  441 899  451 227  458 692 7 465 1.7
Contracted man-years  303 371  312 249  324 611  334 178  340 287  346 439  352 643 6 204 1.8
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave  273 616  281 527  292 706  301 735  305 348  312 404  320 785 8 381 2.7
                   
County authority, total                  
Employed 43 775 44 916 46 309 45 700 46 785 47 409 47 940  531 1.1
Contracted man-years 37 475 38 637 39 456 39 567 40 615 41 042 41 694  652 1.6
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave 34 983 36 093 36 873 36 910 37 640 38 283 38 991  709 1.9
1  The figures for Oslo municipality are included in the figures for the county authority for upper secondary school and dental health services only.
2  Figures for 2011 are preliminary.

In 2011, the number of employees in municipalities rose by 1.7 per cent, or 7 500 persons. Sixty-three per cent of this increase was related to the health and social services.

Contracted man-years in counties, by activity. Per cent. 2011.

Contracted man-years in municipalities, by activity. Per cent. 2011

Increased number of man-years within nursing and care services

The growth in contracted man-years in nursing and care services was 2.3 per cent, or 2 900 contracted man-years, compared to 2010. More than two thirds of the man-years were carried out by personnel with a health care education.

The figures for the nursing and care services also include private enterprises contracted by the municipalities. The man-years in private services amount to 6.5 per cent of the man-years in nursing and care services in total.

Stable situation in the county authorities

A total of 47 900 persons were employed in county authorities in 2011. Compared to 2010 this is an increase of 1.6 per cent or 650 man-years.

Upper secondary education amounts to a total of 81 per cent of the contracted man-years in the counties. The man-years in the county dental health services amount to nearly 7 per cent. The distribution among the areas of responsibility for the counties has been largely unchanged over the last 6 years.

A few of the county authorities organise their dental health services in inter-municipal companies. Thirteen per cent of the 3 300 contracted man-years in the dental health services were in such companies in 2011.

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