Business development

Business development in Dyrøy

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 Dyrøy

Change in jobs 2020–2025

The number of jobs in Dyrøy changed by −20 (−5.8%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.

The change in jobs split into national growth, industry mix and local conditions
PartJobsWhat it means
National growth+30If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%).
Industry mix+10Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway.
Local conditions−60The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway.
Total change−20From 347 to 327 jobs in the industries included.

Industries that did better here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 +13+217%+4%
Helsetjenester 86 +12+46%+13%
Arbeidskrafttjenester 78 +4+57%−12%
Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 +4+100%+10%
Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 +3–+46%

Industries that did worse here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr 27 −28−54%+40%
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 −14−20%+6%
Oppføring av bygninger 41 −8−100%−3%
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 −3−10%+9%
Landtransport og rørtransport 49 −4−57%+8%

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
38%
Median in the municipality group: 41%
Industries with jobs
25
Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
791
Median in the municipality group: 887

Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.

The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 44 employees in the whole company: DEMAS 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: Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning, Undervisning, Helsetjenester, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon.

Industry (SN2007)Closeness to the municipality's strengthsGrowth in NorwayMost related to
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 15%+2%Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 12%+18%Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 12%+4%Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning
Landtransport og rørtransport 49 11%+8%Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Helsetjenester
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 11%+4%Undervisning, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Helsetjenester

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

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).