Business development

Business development in Færder

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 Færder

Change in jobs 2020–2025

The number of jobs in Færder changed by −159 (−2.2%) 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+640If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%).
Industry mix−76Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway.
Local conditions−722The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway.
Total change−159From 7,321 to 7,162 jobs in the industries included.

Industries that did better here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 +54+6%+2%
Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell 01 +36+50%−3%
Hovedkontortjenester, administrativ rådgivning 70 +32+68%+20%
Oppføring av bygninger 41 +10+3%−3%
Undervisning 85 +44+6%+4%

Industries that did worse here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Helsetjenester 86 −63−10%+13%
Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 −100−100%+10%
Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 −64−21%+4%
Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 00%+46%
Tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi 62 −22−24%+32%

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
36%
Median in the municipality group: 32%
Industries with jobs
61
Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
682
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 156 employees in the whole company: NØTTERØ BAKERI & KONDITORI 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: Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Produksjon av kjemikalier og kjemiske produkter, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av datamaskiner og elektroniske og optiske produkter, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Sjøfart. and 10 more.

Industry (SN2007)Closeness to the municipality's strengthsGrowth in NorwayMost related to
Landtransport og rørtransport 49 42%+8%Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell
Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 42%+11%Sjøfart, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 41%+18%Sjøfart, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon
Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 37%+2%Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Annen personlig tjenesteyting
Anleggsvirksomhet 42 34%+10%Overnattingsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Oppføring av bygninger

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).