Business activities, structural business statistics, 2009

The 1 757 local KAUs that make up the employment activities industry employed 39 460 persons in 2009, which corresponds to a 14 per cent decline in employment compared to 2008. In the same period, total wage costs dropped by 13 per cent to NOK 15.8 billion.

Fall in turnover for advertising and market research

The local KAUs within advertising and market research experienced a fall in turnover of 11.5 per cent to NOK 17.9 billion from 2008 to 2009. At the same time, employment fell by 10 per cent to 7 998 persons. In 2009 there were 2 567 local KAUs in the industry, equivalent to a 2 per cent reduction compared to the number in 2008.

Poor development in the management consultancy activities industry

In 2009 the KAUs in the management consultancy industry had a turnover of NOK 14 billion. This is NOK 1 billion less than in 2008, representing a 7 per cent fall in turnover. There were 8 076 local KAUs within the management consultancy industry, employing 10 888 persons.

Continued growth in real estate activities

The real estate activities industry produced a growth in turnover from 2008 to 2009 of approximately NOK 5.3 billion, increasing total turnover to NOK 112 billion. This translates to a 5 per cent increase from the previous year. The number of local KAUs rose to 43 625; an increase of about 2.5 per cent. At the same time, employment fell by 2.9 per cent to 26 446 persons.

Tables:

• Table 1 Principal figures, by industry class. Local kind-of-acitivity units. 2008 and 2009
• Table 2 Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry division. Local kind-of-activity units. 2009
• Table 3 Principal figures for the industrial section by county. Local KAUs. 2009
• Table 4 Principal figures, by industry class. Enterprises. 2008 and 2009
• Table 5 Principal figures, by number of persons employed and industry division. Enterprises. 2009