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More employees on short-term stays
The number of short-term immigrants in the fourth quarter of 2014 increased by 7 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
4th quarter 2014 | Change i per cent | |
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All countries | 96 621 | 7.1 |
Norway | 4 960 | -1.5 |
The Nordic countries else | 35 658 | 0.2 |
Western Europe else | 9 248 | -0.4 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 40 990 | 19.7 |
Of which: | ||
Poland | 22 066 | 22.1 |
Lithuania | 10 376 | 16.1 |
Eastern Europe else | 1 673 | 14.5 |
North America and Oceania | 736 | 11.7 |
Asia | 1 935 | -8.1 |
Africa | 425 | -1.8 |
South and Central America | 259 | 1.2 |
Stateless and unknown | 737 | -37.9 |
In the fourth quarter of 2014, 96 621 wage-earners were staying in Norway short term. This is persons who are expected to stay in Norway for less than six months and as such are not registered as residents in the Central Population Register. This includes people who commute to work in Norway for longer or shorter periods at a time, such as those living in Sweden who commute daily to work in Norway.
Most short-term employees from EU countries in Eastern Europe
About 40 990 short-term employees originated in EU countries in Eastern Europe; an increase of 16.4 per cent since the 4th quarter of 2013.
The statistics is now published as Employment among immigrants, register-based.
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