Business development in Kristiansand
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 Kristiansand
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Kristiansand changed by +5,395 (+9.3%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +5,058 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −355 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +691 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +5,395 | From 57,874 to 63,269 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tjenester tilknyttet bergverksdrift og utvinning 09 | +526 | +450% | +18% |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | +443 | +10% | +4% |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | +284 | +56% | +10% |
| Undervisning 85 | +435 | +8% | +4% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +253 | +6% | +2% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | −140 | −7% | +10% |
| Post og distribusjonsvirksomhet 53 | −214 | −55% | −3% |
| Helsetjenester 86 | +594 | +10% | +13% |
| Produksjon av kjemikalier og kjemiske produkter 20 | −148 | −79% | +2% |
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | −59 | −3% | +4% |
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
- 27%
- Median in the municipality group: 27%
- Industries with jobs
- 77
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 460
- 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 2,878 employees in the whole company: NORMAL NORGE 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: Trykking og reproduksjon av innspilte opptak, Produksjon av gummi- og plastprodukter, Produksjon av andre ikke-metallholdige mineralprodukter, Produksjon av metaller, Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted, Produksjon av møbler, Annen industriproduksjon, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr. and 24 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 51% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | 51% | Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 51% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 50% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner |
| Annen personlig tjenesteyting 96 | 50% | Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, 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
- Å ENERGI VANNKRAFT AS +1,003 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+12%)
- CONTUR AS +981 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+104%)
- ENTELIOS AS +929 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+12%)
- NORMAL NORGE AS +710 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+17%)
- REPSTAD ANLEGG AS +539 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+101%)
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).