Evolution and characteristics of labour migration to Norway

Immigration to Norway has increased since the expansion of the EEA in 2004 to include Eastern Europe, and Norway is now one of the leading labour migration destinations in the OECD. Most immigrants are from these new EEA countries. Immigrants play an important role in certain occupations. EEA migrants earn less than other migrants and native-born. Non-EEA labour migration is smaller scale but also increasing, and concentrated in certain sectors. Several temporary programmes attract migrants with different characteristics, although numbers are low overall.