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Average paid wages and remuneration up 4.5 per cent
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2006-03-17T10:00:00.000Z
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lonnltreg, Wage totals from End of the Year Certificate Register, wages in cash, payments in kind, fringe benefits, company car, free car, free telephone, expenditure allowance, car allowance, holiday pay basis, unemployment benefit, basis for employer's ni contributionsLønn og arbeidskraftkostnader, Arbeid og lønn
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Wage totals from End of the Year Certificate Register, 2005, preliminary figures

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Average paid wages and remuneration up 4.5 per cent

2 630 000 people received wages and remuneration in 2005, which is 14 000 more than in 2004. For all those that received paid wages and remuneration, the average was NOK 249 000 in 2005 - an increase of 4.5 per cent from 2004.

Total wages and remunerations in cash amounted to NOK 653.8 billion in 2005. This is an increase of NOK 31.8 billion.

Disbursements of unemployment benefits decreased by 12.9 per cent

168 000 persons received unemployment benefit in 2005, a decrease of 10.7 per cent from 2004. Total disbursements of unemployment benefit came to NOK 9.5 billion in 2005, a decrease of 12.9 per cent from 2004.

Sick and maternity leave benefits decreased by 8.8 per cent

Total paid benefits for sick and maternity leave amounted to NOK 13 billion in 2005 - a decrease of NOK 1 258 million or 8.8 per cent from 2004.

About 309 300 people received sick leave or maternity leave benefits in 2005. 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.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on preliminary figures from the register on End of the Year Certificates for the year 2005. This covers enterprises that are obligated by law to report to the register.

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