Unemployment rate during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kjell Magne Bondevik | 19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 | +1.2 pp Q3 2001 → Q3 2005 | +0.3 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Mar 2000 – 19 Oct 2001 | +0.4 pp Q4 1999 → Q3 2001 | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Jonas Gahr Støre | 14 Oct 2021 – now | +0.3 pp Q3 2021 → Q3 2026 | +0.1 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Erna Solberg | 16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021 | +0.2 pp Q3 2013 → Q3 2021 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Thorbjørn Jagland | 25 Oct 1996 – 17 Oct 1997 | −0.8 pp Q3 1996 → Q3 1997 | −0.8 pp/yr | |
| 6 | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 17 Oct 1997 – 17 Mar 2000 | −0.8 pp Q3 1997 → Q4 1999 | −0.4 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013 | −0.8 pp Q3 2005 → Q3 2013 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 8 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from Q1 1991 | −0.9 pp Q1 1991 → Q3 1996 | −0.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, 15 to 74 · Statistics Norway, Labour Force Survey, persons aged 15 to 74 (16 to 74 before 2006), not seasonally adjusted: table 05110 as first published to 2008, table 13619 (adjusted by SSB for the survey's redesign of January 2021) from 2009 · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.