Stable unemployment in Nordland in May – Vesterålen Online

In May 2016, it is 3045 unemployed in Nordland, this is 30 fewer unemployed than in the same period last year. This corresponds to an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent. In Norway as a whole, increase unemployment over the same period.

– Unemployment in Nordland in May 2016 slightly lower than last year at the same time. Among women going unemployment fell (-71), among men there is an increase in unemployment (41). NAV’s statistics show that teaching, service professions and health care sector and tourism recruit more while there is a slight increase in unemployment in manufacturing, the service sector and primary industries, says Fung. County director Cathrine Stavnes at NAV Nordland.

In Vesterålen Øksnes who has the most available with 5.1 percent of the total workforce unemployed. Hadsel and Bo has the lowest with 3 percent each. Sortland and Andøy have 3.3 percent each while Lødingen has 4.2 percent. The average in Nordlan is 2.9 percent.

Øksnes its unemployment goes down by 5 employees from last year, Bo has 22 fewer, Hadsel has increased by seven, Andøy has a smaller, while Sortland has a total of 35 more unemployed than last year.

Unemployment in Nordland with this lower than in May 2015 with 30 fewer unemployed.
37 more people attending in labor Nordland compared to the same time last year. In the country as a whole, the number of unemployed increased by 5,348 people from May last year. Overall for the country it is now registered 80,342 unemployed, which equals 2.9 percent of the workforce.

Most industrial workers

In Nordland we find still most available with a background in industrial work (542), construction work (378) and travel / transport (325).

the largest unemployment drop from last May we find in occupational background health and care where it now is 32 fewer unemployed. This corresponds to an unemployment rate decrease of 14 percent for this group.

Fewer women

In May, a total of 1,103 unemployed women, unemployment rate of 1, 9. This is 71 fewer people than last year. In May, a total of 1,942 unemployed men giving a vacancy rate of 3.0. That’s an increase of 41 people compared to the same month last year.

Here’s the lowest unemployment

At the end of May there is 0.8 percent unemployment Dønna, 1.1 percent unemployment in Grane and 1.3 percent in Vevelstad and Hemnes. Highest rate found in Værøy by 9.0 percent, in Øksnes by 5.1 percent and in Lødingen by 4.2 percent.

Among the larger cities have Bodø an unemployment rate of 2.0 percent, Rana 2.3 percent and Narvik 2.8 percent.

age and unemployment

the age groups with the highest unemployment percentage of the workforce is aged 25-29 by 4.7 per cent and 20-24 years with unemployment at 4.2 percent. Then follow the 30-39 age group with 3.1 percent unemployment. Among the youngest (19 years and under), unemployment at 1.4 percent, but here’s workforce is relatively small.

Vacancies

Overall, there has been a supply of 1,335 registered vacancies in Nordland in May. This is 438 more jobs than last year at the same time. It is in the health and care (380) we find the largest increase in advertised vacancies compared to the same month last year.

Increase long-term unemployed

the number of registered long-term unemployed (totally free for more than 26 weeks) in May on 797 people. There is an increase of 7 from last year at the same time.

This month it registered 2,248 short-term unemployed in Nordland (completely free in less than 26 weeks). There are 37 fewer people than in the same month last year.

Overall it’s 812 people registered as job seekers on measures in Nordland in May. This is 37 more than the same time last year. Thus, 0.7 percent of the workforce in Nordland on a labor market.

At the end of May, a total of 223 unemployed were laid off in Nordland. This is 63 more than the same month last year. They laid off has essentially background from the fishing industry and other industries.