Stable unemployment in Buskerud – Ringerikes Blad

the Unemployment rate in Buskerud was 2.6 per cent of the workforce.

the Unemployment rate for the whole of Norway went down 3 percent compared with the same period in the previous year, and was now at 2.8 per cent of the labour force.

Fewer young people unemployed

It was 2.079 completely available men in October, a decline of 185 people (- 8 percent) from the year before. For women was the number of totally available 1.692, a decrease of 140 persons (- 8 percent). There was a decrease in the unemployment rate among all age groups below 60 years this month, compared with the same period of last year. In the age group 16-24 years there was a decrease of 137 persons (-24 per cent) from the year before.

the Unemployment rate went particularly down in the youth group. This has several explanations. We see that several are participating in the arbeidsrettede measures from NAV. Furthermore, the transition to work and education are also important causes of reduced unemployment in this group, ” says fylkesdirektør in the NAV Buskerud, Elisabeth Holen.

Construction

The largest decline in unemployment was in the construction industry, and it was in October, 327 completely available within this industry. This is a decrease of 28 per cent from the year before. We also saw a decline in the unemployment rate in manufacturing at 17 per cent, where there were 408 completely available.

the Number of completely available within the engineering and ict subjects were 429 people, an increase of 45 percent compared to the same period in the previous year. It is still in this group we see the largest percentage increase.

679 new positions

It was registered 679 new positions in October, 24 fewer than the same month in the previous year. There were registered 82 new positions in the shop and sales activities, 90 new positions in the construction industry, and the 145 positions within the health, nursing and care.

Key performance indicators Buskerud

It was the 3.771 registered unemployed in Buskerud. It constitutes 2.6 per cent of the workforce, and a decline of 8 per cent compared to October last year. There was a decrease of 8 per cent for both women and men, with, respectively, a decrease of 185 persons for men and a decrease of 140 persons for women. The number of job seekers on measures a total of 1 054 people. There were 259 more than in the same period of last year.

NAV in Buskerud registered 679 new positions available in October. The number of completely available in the age group 16-24 years was 433. The percentage of the highest rate of unemployment was in the age group 25-29 years, with 556 completely available (4.1 per cent).