Norway: Labor cost

(measure: index points, source: Statistics Norway)

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Labor cost index in Norway, Q1 1996 - Q3 2021:

For that indicator, we provide data for Norway from Q1 1996 to Q3 2021. The average value for Norway during that period was 77.36 index points with a minimum of 42.9 index points in Q1 1996 and a maximum of 114.7 index points in Q3 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of Labor cost index around the world.

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Measure: index points
Source: Statistics Norway

Definition: The index reflects the level of the total compensation of employees in the economy. Labor costs are defined as core expenditure borne by employers for the purpose of employing staff. They include employee compensation, with wages and salaries in cash and in kind, employers' social security contributions and employment taxes regarded as labor costs minus any subsidies received.