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Tighter infection control measures result in more job seekers at Nav, which on average recorded one job seeker per minute last week.
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On Tuesday, Nav registered 6,000 more job applicants than last week.
In total, there are now 194,600 completely unemployed, partially unemployed and job seekers in Nav measures.
– The sharp increase is largely due to more layoffs as a result of tighter infection control measures in Oslo, Bergen and Viken, among other places. In the last week, an average of one new person has registered as a job seeker on Nav every minute, says director of labor and social welfare Hans Christian Holte in a press release.
Preliminary figures show that 106,700 registrants are registered as completely unemployed. It constitutes 3.8 percent of the workforce and is 5,500 more than last week.
The number of partially unemployed has increased by 200 people, while in Nav there have been 300 more job seekers in the measures.
More layoffs
At the same time, Nav reports that there are now 4,800 more workers laid off than last week. A total of 2.1 percent of the workforce has been laid off.
It is especially the number of total layoffs that has risen, by 4,400, while the number of partially laid off has risen by 400, Nav writes.
Layoffs are increasing the most in Oslo, with 2,000 new ones. Viken and Vestland follow with 1,200 and 600 more layoffs, respectively.
Nav links the increase in layoffs with stricter infection control measures in the areas.
The largest increase was recorded in the last week in tourism and transportation, as well as in service occupations and other jobs, with 2,800 and 900 more laid off, respectively, Nav writes.
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Enter new applicants
The layoffs also lead to a number of new job applicants at Nav.
In the past week, 11,000 have registered as new applicants in the past week, 2,600 more than last week.
According to Nav, who claim that the reason for firing is now 67% of new job applicants, compared to 55% last week.
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Highest since April
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits is also increasing. Over the past week, 12,100 new applications for unemployment benefits were received, the highest level since the end of April, according to Nav.
The share of claims for unemployment benefits due to layoffs has also risen, to 74% last week from 56% the week before.
Almost half of the claims for unemployment benefits last week were from people who worked in accommodation and catering, and were mainly due to layoffs, writes Nav.
