Table 2.
Cross country comparison for work situation changes, types of settings and reasons for unemployment
| Norway | UK | USA | Australia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/Percent within Country | n/Percent within Country | n/Percent within Country | n /Percent within Country | p | |
| Work situation since COVID-19 Pandemic | < 0.001 | ||||
| Working remotely | 396/61% | 454/41.2% | 577/50.3% | 117/50.4% | |
| Temporarily furloughed/laid off -FT job | 43/6.6% | 115/10.4% | 66/5.8% | 1/4% | |
| Temporarily furloughed/laid off-PT job | 20/3.5% | 111/10.1% | 76/6.6% | 22/9.5% | |
| Fired or let go from job | 1/.1% | 10/.9% | 35/3.1% | 6/2.6% | |
| Continue to work at workplace | 103/15.8% | 204/18.5% | 119/10.4% | 36/15.5% | |
| No change | 85/13% | 208/18.9% | 274/23.9% | 50/21.6% | |
| Type of work setting | < 0.001 | ||||
| Healthcare | 106/68.8% | 259/46.9% | 111/24% | 39/29.7% | |
| Trade industry | 6/3.9% | 10/1.8% | 14/3% | 5/3.9% | |
| Construction industry | 1/.6% | 17/3.1% | 12/2.6% | 4/3.1% | |
| Essential functions/jobs | 15/9.7% | 83/15% | 86/18.6% | 22/17.2% | |
| Other job type | 26/16.9% | 183/33.2% | 239/51.7% | 59/46.1% | |
| Reason for not working | < 0.001 | ||||
| Retired | 31/25.2 | 180/41.3% | 277/47.9% | 24/32% | |
| Receiving disability benefits | 11/8.9% | 50/11.5% | 32/5.5% | 7/9.3% | |
| On sick leave | 8/6.5% | 13/3% | 9/1.6% | 1/1.3% | |
| Other benefits | 6/4.9% | 19/4.4% | 15/2.6% | 6/8% | |
| Parental leave | 12/9.8% | 9/2.1% | 14/2.4% | 3/4% | |
| Other reasons | 55/44.7% | 165/37.8% | 221/40% | 34/45.3% |