Business development in Lillesand
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 Lillesand
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Lillesand changed by +459 (+9.5%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +423 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −70 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +105 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +459 | From 4,845 to 5,304 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post og distribusjonsvirksomhet 53 | +138 | +1,533% | −3% |
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | +105 | +21% | +4% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | +87 | +29% | +4% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | +97 | +29% | +9% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +63 | +18% | +2% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | −153 | −62% | +6% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −52 | −13% | +6% |
| Helsetjenester 86 | −25 | −7% | +13% |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | −24 | −5% | +4% |
| Produksjon av kjemikalier og kjemiske produkter 20 | −39 | −26% | +2% |
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: 31%
- Industries with jobs
- 60
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 592
- Median in the municipality group: 610
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 308 employees in the whole company: ASKO AGDER 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: Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Produksjon av kjemikalier og kjemiske produkter, Produksjon av andre ikke-metallholdige mineralprodukter, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner. and 7 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | 36% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 33% | Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 33% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 31% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 31% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
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
- ASKO AGDER AS +340 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+5%)
- SG ARMATUREN AS +118 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+7%)
- CENCO AS +71 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+47%)
- JENS EIDE AS +41 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+16%)
- BYGGMESTER MODALEN AS +40 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+61%)
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).