Norway Jan. Jobless Rate Rises

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Norway's jobless rate stood at 3.3% in January, up from 2.7% in December, the Labor and Welfare Organization said on Thursday. Economists expected the jobless rate to be 3.1%. A year earlier, the jobless rate was 2.6%.

The number of unemployed totaled 85,132 persons in January, larger than the 69,852 persons in the previous month.

Norway's jobless rate stood at 3.3% in January, up from 2.7% in December, the Labor and Welfare Organization said on Thursday. Economists expected the jobless rate to be 3.1%. A year earlier, the jobless rate was 2.6%. (Market News Provided by RTTNews)