Business development in Askøy
How jobs have changed, where the municipality is exposed, and which industries are related to its strengths. The figures show relationships, not recommendations. Back to Askøy
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Askøy changed by +471 (+5.7%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +725 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −156 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −98 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +471 | From 8,295 to 8,766 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | +134 | +45% | +10% |
| Drift av biblioteker, arkiver, museer og annen kulturvirksomhet 91 | +90 | +1,125% | +21% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | +80 | +79% | +6% |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | +68 | +37% | +8% |
| Helsetjenester 86 | +120 | +20% | +13% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | −45 | −6% | +4% |
| Undervisning 85 | −36 | −4% | +4% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −17 | −2% | +6% |
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | −43 | −18% | +4% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | −31 | −5% | +4% |
Employed persons by workplace and industry (SN2007, 2-digit), 4th quarter (SSB 13470). The tables are sorted by local conditions: the change beyond what national growth and the industry mix explain. 2 industries without figures in both years are left out.
How dependent is the municipality on a few industries?
- Share of jobs in the three largest industries
- 28%
- Median in the municipality group: 32%
- Industries with jobs
- 67
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 582
- Median in the municipality group: 616
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 380 employees in the whole company: Framo Services AS.
HHI is the sum of squared shares: a higher number means jobs are concentrated in fewer industries. Employees count the whole company, not only jobs in the municipality.
Strengths and related industries
The municipality has a larger share of jobs than Norway in: Fiske, fangst og akvakultur, Produksjon av gummi- og plastprodukter, Produksjon av andre ikke-metallholdige mineralprodukter, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted, Produksjon av andre transportmidler, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Uttak fra kilde, rensing og distribusjon av vann. and 14 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | 53% | Fiske, fangst og akvakultur, Sjøfart, Landtransport og rørtransport |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 47% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | 45% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Landtransport og rørtransport, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 44% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
| Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning 35 | 44% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall |
Related industries often appear together with the municipality's strengths in other municipalities, are not a strength here, and grow in Norway. Closeness shows how much of what usually comes with the industry the municipality already has. It is a starting point for questions, not a recommendation.
The companies driving growth
- Framo AS +1,933 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+30%)
- Framo Services AS +289 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+21%)
- Infraplast AS +29 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+15%)
- Spz Bil AS +29 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+10%)
- Damstahl AS +26 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+13%)
Companies in the sectors we follow, with their business address in the municipality, sorted by the increase in revenue from the year before (NOK accounts only).
Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 13470. CC BY 4.0. Company figures: our calculations from annual accounts (Brønnøysund Register Centre).