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Norway Unemployment Rate 2026-05-20 08:00 Europe/Oslo: data, chart, and analysis

Norway Unemployment Rate came in at 4.7 on May 20, 2026, compared with 4.5 previously. See the full release history, chart, Norges Bank context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
4.7
Previous
4.5
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-03-31

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Norway Unemployment Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Norway Unemployment Rate chart through 2026-03-31
NOK Unemployment Rate readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 4.7.

Unemployment Rate release read

Norway Unemployment Rate came in at 4.7 on May 20, 2026, compared with 4.5 previously. See the full release history, chart, Norges Bank context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate page shows the full time series for Norway. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NOK event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID nok_unemployment_2026-05-20
API announcement ID nok_unemployment_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-05-20 06:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value 4.7
Previous value 4.5
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1779256800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Norway Unemployment Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Norway Unemployment Rate releases

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Newer release

2026-08-17 08:00 Europe/Oslo · 4.6

Older release

2026-02-19 08:00 Europe/Oslo · 4.5

Related Norway indicators

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Norway Unemployment Rate.

What did Norway Unemployment Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Norway Unemployment Rate was 4.7% in Q1 2026. The previous reading was 4.5%.

When was this Norway Unemployment Rate release published?

This release was published on May 20, 2026 at 08:00 Europe/Oslo. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Norway Unemployment Rate release?

The next Norway Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Sep 23, 2026 at 08:00 Europe/Oslo.

What is the official source for Norway Unemployment Rate?

Statistics Norway publishes the official Unemployment Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1779256800,
  "announcement_id": "nok_unemployment_2026-03-31",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "previous_value": 4.5,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1779256800,
      "val": 4.7
    }
  ],
  "val": 4.7
}