1. Unemployment in Norway

2. Facts about unemployment in Norway
• The overall unemployment rate in
Norway is 3,4%,
approxemately170.000 people
• Among disabled 73,9% is employed
• Majority of women

3. In general
• The unemployment is
higher in the cities
• Good welfare schemes:
- Health services
- Free education
- Help for disabled and older
people
• A safety net that helps those

4. Unemployment among the youth
• Among youth aged from 15 to 25:
- All: 8,6%
- Girls: 7,9%
- Boys: 9,3%
• The lowest unemployment rate
among youth in Europe
• Higher education is very common and
people enter the employment market
late
• Youth guarantee

5. Differences between boys and
girls
• A higher percentage of girls are
working
- 1,5 %
• Jobs that do not require any
education is often jobs that to a
bigger extent fits and appeals to the
girls

6. Causes of youth unemployment
• Structural unemployment – imbalance
between supply and demand
– people choose educations and
careers that are not big in demand
and might lead to unemployment,
when other professions are in high
demand
– Many chose «creative» occupations
such as musician and actors – they

7. • Too demanding – only work if they
get the “good” jobs
• The change from school to work is
too big
• Immigration: Over 1/3 of the
unemployed are immigrants
- Problems such as culture, language
and religion differences

8. The consequences of unemployment
• The welfare schemes would could be
affected and impaired
• The safety system that help those
who falls out of the society could
struggle with reaching out to those
who needs help
• Consequences for youth
- Quality of life, economical problems
- More depended on their parents

9. Conclusion
 Not a big problem in Norway
 The level of unemployment has not
decreased or increased much in
recent years
 Big changes could have an effect on
Norways welfare

10. Lobby for policymakers in Norway
Ministry of:
Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Labour
Foreign Affairs
Environment and development
•The Norwegian Confederation of Trade
Unions (LO) and The Confederation of
Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)