Unemployment Rate (LFS) in Norway

Estadistica Noruega (SSB) · Mensual

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 4.2% 2027: 4.2% 2028: 4.0% 2029: 4.0% 2030: 3.9% 2031: 3.9%

4.2% (Jul-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV

Period	%
Jul 2026	4.2%
Jun 2026	4.6%
May 2026	4.4%
Apr 2026	4.6%
Mar 2026	4.9%
Feb 2026	4.8%
Jan 2026	4.6%
Dec 2025	4.3%
Nov 2025	4.6%
Oct 2025	4.5%
Sep 2025	4.7%
Aug 2025	4.9%
Jul 2025	4.5%
Jun 2025	5.3%
May 2025	4.6%
Apr 2025	4.4%
Mar 2025	4.3%
Feb 2025	4.1%
Jan 2025	3.8%
Dec 2024	4.3%
Nov 2024	3.8%
Oct 2024	4.1%
Sep 2024	4.0%
Aug 2024	4.0%
Jul 2024	4.0%
Jun 2024	3.9%
May 2024	3.9%
Apr 2024	4.3%
Mar 2024	3.8%
Feb 2024	3.6%
Jan 2024	4.5%
Dec 2023	3.7%
Nov 2023	3.9%
Oct 2023	3.7%
Sep 2023	3.4%
Aug 2023	3.6%
Jul 2023	3.8%
Jun 2023	3.4%
May 2023	3.1%
Apr 2023	3.5%
Mar 2023	3.5%
Feb 2023	4.0%
Jan 2023	3.6%
Dec 2022	3.5%
Nov 2022	3.3%
Oct 2022	3.1%
Sep 2022	3.4%
Aug 2022	3.4%
Jul 2022	2.9%
Jun 2022	3.1%
May 2022	3.8%
Apr 2022	2.6%
Mar 2022	3.0%
Feb 2022	3.5%
Jan 2022	3.2%
Dec 2021	3.3%
Nov 2021	4.0%
Oct 2021	3.6%
Sep 2021	3.7%
Aug 2021	3.9%

Period	%
Jun 2026	4.5%
May 2026	4.4%
Apr 2026	4.6%
Mar 2026	4.9%
Feb 2026	4.9%
Jan 2026	4.6%
Dec 2025	4.3%
Nov 2025	4.6%
Oct 2025	4.4%
Sep 2025	4.8%
Aug 2025	4.9%
Jul 2025	4.5%
Jun 2025	5.4%
May 2025	4.5%
Apr 2025	4.4%
Mar 2025	4.4%
Feb 2025	4.1%
Jan 2025	3.8%
Dec 2024	4.3%
Nov 2024	3.8%
Oct 2024	4.1%
Sep 2024	4.0%
Aug 2024	4.0%
Jul 2024	3.9%
Jun 2024	3.9%
May 2024	3.9%
Apr 2024	4.3%
Mar 2024	3.8%
Feb 2024	3.6%
Jan 2024	4.5%
Dec 2023	3.7%
Nov 2023	4.0%
Oct 2023	3.7%
Sep 2023	3.5%
Aug 2023	3.6%
Jul 2023	3.7%
Jun 2023	3.4%
May 2023	3.0%
Apr 2023	3.4%
Mar 2023	3.5%
Feb 2023	4.0%
Jan 2023	3.6%
Dec 2022	3.5%
Nov 2022	3.3%
Oct 2022	3.1%
Sep 2022	3.4%
Aug 2022	3.4%
Jul 2022	2.9%
Jun 2022	3.1%
May 2022	3.8%
Apr 2022	2.6%
Mar 2022	3.0%
Feb 2022	3.5%
Jan 2022	3.2%
Dec 2021	3.3%
Nov 2021	4.0%
Oct 2021	3.6%
Sep 2021	3.7%
Aug 2021	3.9%
Jul 2021	5.0%

About this indicator

Source	Statistics Norway (SSB) - Labour Force Survey (AKU)
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente un mes despues del periodo de referencia.
What it is	Unemployment rate calculated on the ILO definition from Statistics Norway's Labour Force Survey (Arbeidskraftundersøkelsen, AKU): the share of people without work, available to work and actively seeking a job, in the total labour force. It follows a harmonised standard that allows international comparison.
How it's calculated	It is obtained from a household sample survey (AKU), applying ILO criteria to classify a person as employed, unemployed or inactive, regardless of whether they are registered with the NAV employment offices.
Market implications	It is the internationally comparable unemployment measure used by Eurostat and the OECD, but in Norway the market and FXStreet track the NAV REGISTERED count more closely (see the Unemployment Rate page), which is timelier and has a smaller sampling error, though the picture still guides Norges Bank on labour-market slack.
Limitations	With a small population, the AKU sample is limited, giving it more volatility and a wider margin of error than the NAV administrative register. It is subject to revision and tends to differ from the registered unemployment figure.