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Youth welfare benefits under fire

Labour Minister Anniken Huitfeldt is evaluating changes in the welfare benefits available for young Norwegians, after state broadcaster NRK reported that for many, it's...

Tough times in the timber industry

One of Norwegian forest owners' most important local customers will be going out of business this weekend, when the Södra Cell Tofte cellulose firm...

Unemployment up and down

The number of unemployed persons in Norway has fallen slightly, according to new figures released late last week, but state statistics bureau SSB also...

Forest products firm to shut down

Efforts to save what once was a major pulp mill on the Hurum peninsula southwest of Oslo have failed. The Swedish owner of the...

More Europeans apply for welfare in Norway

Norway's state welfare agency NAV is reporting a sharp increase in the numbers of unemployed Europeans who are applying for welfare benefits in Norway....

Economic growth grinds to a halt

Norway's booming, oil-fed economy of the past several years is showing clear signs of a slowdown, with some economists predicting that growth is "close...

Jobless rate may be artificially low

Norway has enjoyed low official unemployment rates for years but confusion is emerging over the actual numbers of persons without work in Norway. Some...

Economy keeps humming along

The Oslo Stock Exchange is off to a good start this year, Norway's currency remains super-strong, unemployment and interest rates are low and now...

Jobless rate still high for immigrants

Norway's strong oil-fueled economy has kept the country's unemployment rate low for years, but it's still high for immigrants, especially those from Africa, South...

Most new jobs go to immigrants

Nearly 50,000 new jobs have been created in Norway during the past year and more than 35,000 of them have been filled by immigrants....
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