Business development in Flekkefjord
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 Flekkefjord
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Flekkefjord changed by +232 (+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 | +355 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −8 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −115 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +232 | From 4,058 to 4,290 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | +176 | +96% | +4% |
| Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr 25 | +69 | +82% | +19% |
| Finansieringsvirksomhet 64 | +47 | +100% | +12% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | +39 | +28% | +9% |
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | +36 | +21% | +10% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | −55 | −100% | +10% |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | −38 | −31% | +18% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | −51 | −16% | +2% |
| Arkitektvirksomhet og teknisk konsulentvirksomhet, og teknisk prøving og analyse 71 | −41 | −47% | +17% |
| Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33 | −37 | −67% | +15% |
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
- 33%
- Median in the municipality group: 34%
- Industries with jobs
- 49
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 655
- Median in the municipality group: 694
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 184 employees in the whole company: ANDERSEN MEK VERKSTED 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 nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted, Produksjon av motorvogner og tilhengere, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Anleggsvirksomhet, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet. and 12 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 47% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
| Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning 35 | 42% | Overnattingsvirksomhet, Anleggsvirksomhet, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | 42% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Annen personlig tjenesteyting |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 41% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | 39% | Helsetjenester, Undervisning, Annen personlig tjenesteyting |
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
- PARAT HALVORSEN AS +303 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+41%)
- AERON AS +217 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+38%)
- IPC AS +24 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+15%)
- PB DISTRIBUSJON AS +20 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+4%)
- ARUNDO AS +19 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+41%)
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).