Labor market, Overall in Norway

Norway: Labor market, Overall was 0.5422 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.5422
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.8977
in 1973
All-time low
0.5422
in 1995
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, Overall in Norway, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.81973199320141973: 0.8981974: 0.8981975: 0.8981976: 0.8981977: 0.8981978: 0.7021979: 0.7021980: 0.7021981: 0.7021982: 0.7021983: 0.7021984: 0.7021985: 0.7021986: 0.7021987: 0.7021988: 0.7021989: 0.7021990: 0.7021991: 0.7021992: 0.7021993: 0.6381994: 0.6381995: 0.5421996: 0.5421997: 0.5421998: 0.5421999: 0.5422000: 0.5422001: 0.5422002: 0.5422003: 0.5422004: 0.5422005: 0.5422006: 0.5422007: 0.5422008: 0.5422009: 0.5422010: 0.5422011: 0.5422012: 0.5422013: 0.5422014: 0.542

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.5422 for labor market, overall in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, overall in Norway peaked at 0.8977 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5422, in 1995.

Norway ranks 76th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8417 0.7015 0.8977 7
1980s 0.7015 0.7015 0.7015 10
1990s 0.6092 0.5422 0.7015 10
2000s 0.5422 0.5422 0.5422 10
2010s 0.5422 0.5422 0.5422 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 73 Morocco 0.5704 compare
  2. 74 Belarus 0.5682 compare
  3. 75 France 0.557 compare
  4. 77 Egypt 0.5393 compare
  5. 78 Kyrgyzstan 0.5373 compare
  6. 79 Zimbabwe 0.533 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, overall in Norway?
Labor market, overall in Norway was 0.5422 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, overall recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.8977 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, overall recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5422 in 1995.
How does Norway rank for labor market, overall?
Norway ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, overall rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, Overall
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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