{"version":"1","article":{"id":"norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","slug":"norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=en","title":"Norway’s unemployment rate held at 4.5% in August","summary":"Statistics Norway’s trend series recorded 136,000 unemployed people aged 15–74, a 4.5% rate; employment rose to 2.928 million.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Norway","url":"https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/sysselsetting/statistikk/arbeidskraftundersokelsen","publishedAt":"2026-09-23","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-labour-force-survey-unemployment-steady-at-45-percent-in-august?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Norway’s Labour Force Survey update on 23 September put trend unemployment among people aged 15–74 at 136,000 in August 2026, or 4.5% of the labour force. Both measures were unchanged from July. Employment in the same series reached 2.928 million, an increase of 1,000 people month on month.","The employment-to-population ratio rose 0.1 percentage point to 69.9%. The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey: the selected table presents trend estimates for ages 15–74, while the broader survey covers people aged 15–89. Its unemployment measure requires active job search and availability for work; it is not the same as a count from administrative registers and carries sampling uncertainty."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Statistics Norway’s trend series recorded 136,000 unemployed people aged 15–74, a 4.5% rate; employment rose to 2.928 million.\n\nStatistics Norway’s Labour Force Survey update on 23 September put trend unemployment among people aged 15–74 at 136,000 in August 2026, or 4.5% of the labour force. Both measures were unchanged from July. Employment in the same series reached 2.928 million, an increase of 1,000 people month on month.\n\nThe employment-to-population ratio rose 0.1 percentage point to 69.9%. The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey: the selected table presents trend estimates for ages 15–74, while the broader survey covers people aged 15–89. Its unemployment measure requires active job search and availability for work; it is not the same as a count from administrative registers and carries sampling uncertainty.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}