# Norway Employment

Norway Employment was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,930.0 1000 persons.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Jul 2020) to 5.2% (Feb 2022), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Makrognosis code: `NO.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: 1000 persons
- Coverage: 2006-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (249 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/norway/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,930.0 1000 persons | 1.5 |
| August 2026 | 2,925.0 1000 persons | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 2,943.0 1000 persons | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 2,917.0 1000 persons | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 2,912.0 1000 persons | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 2,936.0 1000 persons | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 2,917.0 1000 persons | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 2,930.0 1000 persons | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 2,900.0 1000 persons | −0.8 |
| December 2025 | 2,911.0 1000 persons | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 2,884.0 1000 persons | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 2,913.0 1000 persons | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 2,887.0 1000 persons | −1.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,915.0 1000 persons | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,895.0 1000 persons | 0.03 |
| June 2025 | 2,917.0 1000 persons | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 2,909.0 1000 persons | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,881.0 1000 persons | −0.07 |
| March 2025 | 2,887.0 1000 persons | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 2,903.0 1000 persons | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,922.0 1000 persons | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,882.0 1000 persons | 0.07 |
| November 2024 | 2,908.0 1000 persons | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 2,902.0 1000 persons | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NO.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NO.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```