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Increase in paid wages and remuneration
statistikk
2004-03-19T10:00:00.000Z
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Wage totals from End of the Year Certificate Register, 2003, preliminary figures

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Increase in paid wages and remuneration

Total paid compensation in cash amounted to NOK 601 billion in 2003. This is an increase of NOK 16 billion or 2.6 per cent from 2002. Disbursements of unemployment benefit increased by 34.8 per cent.

2 604 200 persons received wages and remuneration in 2003, which is 20 800 less than in 2002. For all persons that received paid wages and remuneration, the average was NOK 224 000 in 2002, an increase of 4.8 per cent from 2001.

Disbursements of unemployment benefits increased by 34.8 per cent

223 200 persons received unemployment benefit in 2003, an increase of 14.8 per cent from the year before. Total disbursements of unemployment benefit amounted to nearly NOK 11 billion in 2003, an increase of 34.8 per cent from 2002.

Sick and maternity leave benefits increased by 9.7 per cent

Total paid benefits for sick and maternity leave amounted to NOK 15 billion in 2003. This is an increase of approximately NOK 1.3 billion or 9.7 per cent from 2002. In comparison the increase from 2001 to 2002 was NOK 1.2 billion or 7.4 per cent.

About 334 100 persons received sick leave or maternity leave benefits in 2003. These benefits exclusively cover disbursements through the national social security system, and do not cover benefits paid by government employers or payments to the self- employed. Disbursements of maternity and sick leave benefits to Central or Local government employees are incorporated in the total paid wages and remuneration.

Increase in payments of pensions

The total payments of pensions were NOK 175.4 billion in 2003, an increase of 8.3 per cent compared with 2002. This amount includes payments from the national social security system and different pension payments outside the national social security system. 1 469 900 persons received such payments in 2003, and this is an increase of 17 000 persons since 2002.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on figures from the register on End of the Year Certificates for the year 2003. This covers enterprises that are obligated by law to report to the register.

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