Record job vacancies in Norway: Which sectors need workers?
During the first quarter of 2022, there were a record number of job vacancies in Norway available, but which sectors are most in need of workers?
Norway passed 100,000 job vaccines during the first three months of the year, figures from Statistics Norway have revealed.
Compared to the same period a year before, the number of job openings increased by 7.3 percent when the figures are adjusted for seasonal variation.
“The number of vacancies was a record high throughout 2021. This quarter we see a further increase, and the number of vacancies is now over 100,000, the highest in over ten years,” Tonje Køber, from the labour market and wages section at Statistics Norway, said.
Unemployment fell to its lowest level since 2009 in the first quarter, also, figures from the Labour Force Survey show. During the first quarter of 2022, unemployment in Norway was 3.1 percent.
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Statistics Norway noted that construction was one of the industries with the highest number of vacancies, but the number of job openings was not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
In the administration and support sectors, more than 11,200 vacancies were registered. Hospitality and accommodation was another sector with a high number of openings throughout the beginning of the year. Across these sectors, 7,000 vacancies were listed.
More than 6,000 openings were also reported for the comms and information sectors. The professional, scientific, and technical industries had just under 8,000 roles available during this period.
The technical and scientific professions were also the industries with the highest growth in the number of vacancies.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) has previously said Norway needs more skilled workers.
"We now see a strengthened and persistent imbalance between the competence that employers demand and the competence that jobseekers offer," director of labour and welfare at NAV, Hans Christian Holte, said in a report on unemployment published last month.
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Norway passed 100,000 job vaccines during the first three months of the year, figures from Statistics Norway have revealed.
Compared to the same period a year before, the number of job openings increased by 7.3 percent when the figures are adjusted for seasonal variation.
“The number of vacancies was a record high throughout 2021. This quarter we see a further increase, and the number of vacancies is now over 100,000, the highest in over ten years,” Tonje Køber, from the labour market and wages section at Statistics Norway, said.
Unemployment fell to its lowest level since 2009 in the first quarter, also, figures from the Labour Force Survey show. During the first quarter of 2022, unemployment in Norway was 3.1 percent.
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- The dos and don’ts of writing a killer CV to impress Norwegian recruiters
- How many people move to Norway for work, and where do they come from?
- How to get a work permit in Norway
Statistics Norway noted that construction was one of the industries with the highest number of vacancies, but the number of job openings was not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
In the administration and support sectors, more than 11,200 vacancies were registered. Hospitality and accommodation was another sector with a high number of openings throughout the beginning of the year. Across these sectors, 7,000 vacancies were listed.
More than 6,000 openings were also reported for the comms and information sectors. The professional, scientific, and technical industries had just under 8,000 roles available during this period.
The technical and scientific professions were also the industries with the highest growth in the number of vacancies.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) has previously said Norway needs more skilled workers.
"We now see a strengthened and persistent imbalance between the competence that employers demand and the competence that jobseekers offer," director of labour and welfare at NAV, Hans Christian Holte, said in a report on unemployment published last month.
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