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Increase in employees in municipal activities
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komregsys, Employment in municipal activities, contracted man-years, municipal services (for example nursing care, kindergartens, schools), county authority services (for example upper secondary school studies, dental health, administration)KOSTRA , General government , Employment , Public sector, Labour market and earnings
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Employment in municipal activities, 2009, preliminary figures, 4th quarter

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Increase in employees in municipal activities

The number employed in the municipalities increased by 10 700 persons in 2009 compared to 2008.

Contracted man-years in municipalities, by activity. Per cent. 2009#1.

Contracted man-years in counties by activity. Per cent. 2009#1.

Nearly 490 000 persons were employed by the counties or the municipalities in the 4t h quarter of 2009. This is an increase of 2.2 per cent compared to 2008.

More than 90 per cent of the employees were employed by the municipalities. Due to a high degree of part-time working, this amounts to 337 000 contracted man-years. The total growth in contracted man-years was 0.8 per cent from 2008 to 2009. The figures presented are preliminary. Final figures will be published in June 2010.

41 per cent of man-years in health and social services

More than 41 per cent of the contracted man-years or a total of 139 000 contracted man-years are in the health and social services. The contracted man-years in kindergartens increased by 2.4 per cent compared to 2008.

Increased number of employees in the counties

A total of 46 000 were employed within the counties in 2009, totalling 40 100 contracted man-years. This is an increase of 1.4 per cent compared to 2008. Upper secondary education amounts to a total of 83 per cent of the contracted man-years in the counties, while dental health services amount to 6 per cent. This picture has been largely unchanged over the last 5 years.

Employed, contracted man-years, contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave in municipalities and counties1. Figures for 4th. Quarter 2005-20092
Total, municipalities and counties 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Change 2008-2009 Percentage change 2008-2009
Employed  450 564  456 312  472 461  479 300  489 957 10 657 2.2
Contracted man-years  340 846  350 886  364 066  373 745  377 114 3 369 0.9
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave  308 599  317 620  329 579  338 646  342 030 3 385 1.0
of which              
Municipality, total              
Employed  406 789  411 396  426 152  433 600  443 918 10 318 2.4
Contracted man-years  303 371  312 249  324 611  334 178  337 004 2 826 0.8
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave  273 616  281 527  292 706  301 735  304 677 2 941 1.0
               
County, total              
Employed 43 775 44 916 46 309 45 700 46 039  339 0.7
Contracted man-years 37 475 38 637 39 456 39 567 40 110  544 1.4
Contracted man-years adjusted for sick-leave and maternity leave 34 983 36 093 36 873 36 910 37 354  443 1.2
1  The figures for Oslo municipality are included in the county-figures for upper secondary school only.
2  Figures for 4th quarter 2009 are preliminary.

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