Business development in Haram
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 Haram
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Haram changed by +4,093 (–) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | 0 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | 0 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +4,093 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +4,093 | From 0 to 4,093 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | +632 | – | +10% |
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | +403 | – | +10% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +303 | – | +2% |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | +298 | – | +11% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | +278 | – | +6% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
No industries to show.
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: 32%
- Industries with jobs
- 46
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 657
- Median in the municipality group: 648
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 99 employees in the whole company: BRA ELEKTRO 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 tekstiler, Produksjon av trelast og varer av tre, kork, strå og flettematerialer, unntatt møbler, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted, Produksjon av andre transportmidler. and 6 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | 32% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 30% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 28% | Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Fiske, fangst og akvakultur |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | 27% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 26% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
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
- HAVBRYN AS +209 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+145%)
- INGOLF ENGESET AS +104 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+83%)
- KOWI AS +51 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+43%)
- BRA ELEKTRO AS +42 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+40%)
- KALLAND BLØ AS +28 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+75%)
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).