{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Norway Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Norway's Long-Term Unemployment: 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025, +13.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Norway","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Norway Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2025)","value":"136.3","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+13.0% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+13.0%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":104.6},{"period":"2006","value":82.8},{"period":"2007","value":62.2},{"period":"2008","value":65.8},{"period":"2009","value":80},{"period":"2010","value":91.3},{"period":"2011","value":84.2},{"period":"2012","value":83.3},{"period":"2013","value":92.2},{"period":"2014","value":94.8},{"period":"2015","value":118.5},{"period":"2016","value":129.5},{"period":"2017","value":114.8},{"period":"2018","value":106.1},{"period":"2019","value":104},{"period":"2020","value":125},{"period":"2021","value":127.8},{"period":"2022","value":95.5},{"period":"2023","value":107.1},{"period":"2024","value":120.6},{"period":"2025","value":136.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"136.3","yoyChange":"+13.0%"},{"year":"2024","value":"120.6","yoyChange":"+12.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"107.1","yoyChange":"+12.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"95.5","yoyChange":"-25.3%"},{"year":"2021","value":"127.8","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"125.0","yoyChange":"+20.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"104.0","yoyChange":"-2.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"106.1","yoyChange":"-7.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"114.8","yoyChange":"-11.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"129.5","yoyChange":"+9.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"118.5","yoyChange":"+25.0%"},{"year":"2014","value":"94.8","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"92.2","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"83.3","yoyChange":"-1.1%"},{"year":"2011","value":"84.2","yoyChange":"-7.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"91.3","yoyChange":"+14.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"80.0","yoyChange":"+21.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"65.8","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"62.2","yoyChange":"-24.9%"},{"year":"2006","value":"82.8","yoyChange":"-20.8%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Norway from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 62.2 in 2007. The latest reading of 136.3 in 2025 represents a change of +15.7."}]}