Sunday, September 30, 2007

Unemployment at record low


The unemployment rate in Norway has continued to drop, and at the end of September it reached the record low of 1.8 per cent of the total work force.

- It is positive that the drop in unemployment remains significant. And it is also positive that the drop is greatest among young people, a segment that up to now has had the highest unemployment rate, says Labour and Welfare Director Tor Saglie.

The lowest unemployment rate is found in the counties of Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane, while it is highest in Oslo and in Finnmark.

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