Unemployment in Norway at record low
August 06, 2007 00:00:00
STOCKHOLM, Aug 5 (Xinhua): Registered unemployment in Norway was at a record low of 51,000 persons, or 2.1 per cent of the total work force in July, said reports reaching here from Oslo yesterday.
This is in reality full employment, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported, quoting economists.
"There are always some who quit a job before securing a new one, and then there are those who spend some time after completing studies, before they get work," said Handelsbanken economist Shakeb Syed.
Unemployment is the highest in the county of Finnmark, with 3.6 per cent, and lowest in Rogaland, with 1.3 per cent of the total work force.
At the same time there are 25,100 advertised vacancies nationwide, according to NRK.