Business development in Sandnes
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 Sandnes
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Sandnes changed by +3,017 (+7.7%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +3,403 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | +304 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −690 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +3,017 | From 38,934 to 41,951 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbeidskrafttjenester 78 | +199 | +27% | −12% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +259 | +10% | +2% |
| Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33 | +200 | +107% | +15% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | +187 | +21% | +6% |
| Miljørydding, miljørensing og lignende virksomhet 39 | +120 | – | +158% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utvinning av råolje og naturgass 06 | −187 | −11% | +17% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet bergverksdrift og utvinning 09 | +293 | +9% | +18% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | +215 | +15% | +31% |
| Undervisning 85 | −63 | −2% | +4% |
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | −152 | −100% | +10% |
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
- 23%
- Median in the municipality group: 27%
- Industries with jobs
- 74
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 431
- Median in the municipality group: 471
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 3,872 employees in the whole company: Aibel 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: Utvinning av råolje og naturgass, Bryting og bergverksdrift ellers, Tjenester tilknyttet bergverksdrift og utvinning, Produksjon av tekstiler, Produksjon av andre ikke-metallholdige mineralprodukter, Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning. and 20 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Oppsamling og behandling av avløpsvann 37 | 41% | Annen faglig, vitenskapelig og teknisk virksomhet, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Arkitektvirksomhet og teknisk konsulentvirksomhet, og teknisk prøving og analyse |
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | 41% | Produksjon av tekstiler, Arbeidskrafttjenester, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | 40% | Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Landtransport og rørtransport |
| Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall 38 | 40% | Annen personlig tjenesteyting, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 40% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
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
- Cosl Offshore Management AS +1,919 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+58%)
- Aibel AS +1,322 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+7%)
- Allseas Norway AS +647 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+95%)
- Kverneland Bil Vest AS +628 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+59%)
- Novorender AS +520 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+2,672%)
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).