Norway's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.5% in June 2026 from a five-month low of 4.4% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons increased to 139 thousand from 134 thousand in May. The youth unemployment rate, which covers those aged 15 to 24, fell to 13.0% from 14.4%. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 70.2% in June from 69.5% in the previous month, with the number of employed persons increasing to 2.939 million from 2.911 million. The labor force participation rate rose to 73.5% from 72.7%, with the labor force expanding by 32 thousand from a month earlier to 3.078 million. Total man-weeks worked, adjusted to a 37.5-hour workweek, decreased to 2.185 million from 2.2 million in the prior period. Compared with June last year, the jobless rate was 0.9 percentage point higher at 5.4%. source: Statistics Norway
Unemployment Rate in Norway increased to 4.50 percent in June from 4.40 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Norway averaged 4.08 percent from 1983 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.80 percent in March of 1993 and a record low of 2.10 percent in November of 1986. This page provides the latest reported value for - Norway Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Norway Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Norway increased to 4.50 percent in June from 4.40 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Norway is expected to be 4.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Norway Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.50 percent in 2027 and 4.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.