Business development

Business development in Valle

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 Valle

Change in jobs 2020–2025

The number of jobs in Valle changed by +16 (+2.8%) 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+49If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%).
Industry mix−12Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway.
Local conditions−22The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway.
Total change+16From 564 to 580 jobs in the industries included.

Industries that did better here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 +34+74%+6%
Helsetjenester 86 +19+238%+13%
Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 +18+225%+6%
Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 +11+122%+46%
Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33 +5–+15%

Industries that did worse here than in Norway

Industry (SN2007)ChangeGrowth hereGrowth in Norway
Anleggsvirksomhet 42 −24−89%+10%
Undervisning 85 −12−21%+4%
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 −10−23%+2%
Serveringsvirksomhet 56 −6−100%+31%
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 −4−9%+9%

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
35%
Median in the municipality group: 41%
Industries with jobs
28
Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
717
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 58 employees in the whole company: NOMELAND MASKIN 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, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon.

Industry (SN2007)Closeness to the municipality's strengthsGrowth in NorwayMost related to
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 29%+2%Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet
Undervisning 85 27%+4%Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell
Landtransport og rørtransport 49 24%+8%Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 23%+18%Overnattingsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell
Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 23%+11%Overnattingsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon

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).