Tag: unemployment
Immigrants over-qualified at work
A professor at the University of Bergen says she's not surprised by a new study showing that 26 percent of workers in Norway with...
Norwegians lining up for food
Lines at soup kitchens aren't just occurring in crisis-struck countries in southern Europe. Some people are waiting more than four hours for food handouts...
Fewer immigrants arrive in Norway
As the economy shows signs of slowing down in Norway, fewer immigrants from eastern Europe are arriving in the country looking for work. More...
Economy prospers despite EU crises
UPDATED: Revised forecasts suggest that the Norwegian economy will do better than originally expected this year, giving many consumers more money than they may...
Unemployment falls again
Unemployment in Norway has fallen for the fourth month in a row, with unemployment now standing at 2.9% - with 5,600 less unemployed people...
Jobless rate rises among immigrants
Government officials often brag about Norway's low unemployment rate, but job prospects for immigrants remain dim. While the overall unemployment rate is now around...
Even fewer unemployed in Norway
The state agency in charge of unemployment benefits and assistance in Norway, NAV, reports what it calls "a clear reduction" in unemployment in January...
Leaders meet to tackle unemployment
Government leaders including the prime ministers of Spain and Greece were in Oslo on Monday for an international conference aimed at reviving the labour...
Unemployment rate ‘artificially low’
Norway has been boasting the lowest unemployment rate in Europe for months, but researchers now suggest the real numbers of Norwegians out of work...
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