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AI & jobs · County in Norway

Aust-Agder

County NO-09 Largest city: Arendal
36%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 36% (−0.3 pts).
MODEL12th of 21 regions22.2K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
118K
as of 2019
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.1%
17th largest of 21
People in workMODEL
62K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.0%
national 5.1%
Area
9,150 km²
13 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
26% live in major cities
Largest city
Arendal
30.9K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider Agder area (2 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.70×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
3.8%
2.1% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
35%
national 34%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
43%
national 43%
Augmentation 57%Automation 43%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Aust-Agder Norway
Health & care 21.2%
Retail & wholesale 12.5%
Business services 11.3%
Education 8.8%
Construction 8.4%
Manufacturing 6.7%
Public admin 6.1%
Transport & logistics 5.3%
Other services 4.8%
ICT & software 3.7%
Hospitality 3.6%
Agriculture 2.7%
Mining 2.2%
Finance 1.4%
Utilities 1.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 5,578 Business services 3,047 Education 2,609 Retail & wholesale 2,591 Public admin 1,706 ICT & software 1,033 Manufacturing 1,022 Other services 960

Ranking in Norway

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 21 regions.

9Nordland 36% 10Finnmark 36% 11Møre og Romsdal 36% 12Aust-Agder 36% 13Akershus 36% 14Vestfold 36% 15Oppland 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Norway's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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