Norway's jobless rate rises to 4.5%

NAMPA / DPA

2026-07-21

Oslo (dpa-AFX) - Norway's unemployment rate increased slightly in June after falling in the previous two months, the labour force survey data from Statistics Norway showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 4.5% in June from 4.4% in May. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 5.4%. There were 139,000 unemployed people in June, up from 134,000 in the previous month. A year ago, it was 166,000. Meanwhile, the emplo......

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