The number of people in Norway with higher education who are registered unemployed has increased by 13 percent from November 2014 to November 2015, the greatest rise among groups with different educational backgrounds, the country's statistics bureau said on Tuesday.
The increase in registered unemployment among those with higher education was closely linked to the decline in oil-related industries, where the level of education of employees is relatively high, according to a report published by Statistics Norway.
For those with an upper secondary level of education, the increase from November 2014 to November 2015 was 12 percent. People with a primary or lower secondary education saw a 4 percent increase.
A total of 79,158 people were registered unemployed in November 2015, up 11.5 percent from the same month the year before, according to the report. Higher unemployment were seen in southern and western Norway, especially in the counties of Rogaland and Hordaland, where many of Norway's oil-related industries are located.
In Rogaland, which had the largest increase in registered unemployment, the unemployment rate more than doubled among people with a long higher education. Among those with a short higher education, the increase was 85 percent.
Unemployed people with an upper secondary education had an increase of 92 percent from November 2014 to November 2015.
In Hordaland, the largest increase was among people with a short higher education, with 47 percent. Unemployed people with an upper secondary school education had an increase of 39 percent.
All other counties, except Telemark, Sor-Trondelag and Nordland, saw a net fall in unemployment. Most of these counties also had a decline in registered unemployment for those with a higher education.
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