According to IMF, measured by unemployment rates, these are the 10 best and worst job markets in developed countries in 2025. With Norway ranking 8th among the top job markets with an unemployment rate of 3.8%. While countries like Canada and U.S do not make the top 10. Does this reflect the reality of the job market and meet the expectations?
by littleperfectionism
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No I can sum up the Reddit sentiment, Norway is the worst country in the world. The workers are unproductive, expensive and can’t innovate.
Everything is better in Sweden, where wages are lower and it is easier to set up a business.
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At least the article acknowledges that it’s only because of oil and gas. That’s not something to be happy or proud about.
Not at all. It’s not a garden of Eden – especially if you look like a non-EU.
Seems accurate.
Also, among developed economies Norway has one of the highest employment rates (percentage of working age people who are in work). https://qery.no/oecd-employment-rate-at-record-high/
Norwegian companies are reporting labour shortages across the economy (link in Norwegian) https://www.nav.no/no/nav-og-samfunn/kunnskap/analyser-fra-nav/nyheter/bedriftsundersokelsen-2025-norske-virksomheter-mangler-39-000-personer
Of course that doesn’t mean that everyone can get the kind of job they want, for the pay they expect, and where they want to live. But there are comparatively few people who can’t get a job at all.
Based solely on unemployment rates. Not sure that’s a great way to determine “best” job markets, unless your only objective is to simply be employed.
Saved by energy and defense I guess. But the strong social security kinda masks unemployment. There are a loooooooot on welfare
Really? Because I just saw a trainee position being filled with a 10+ student with a Phd and 2 bachelor degrees. Great job market!
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