Staffing & recruitment in 4878 Grimstad
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (61/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 3 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in 4878 Grimstad - 12.4 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 2,413 and has grown 6.7% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Staffing & recruitment in 4878 Grimstad against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Grimstad kommune), from 9 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.
| Grimstad | Norway | Grimstad Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 11% | 39% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 24% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 47% | 31% | Stronger |
Trend
Active businesses over time
4878 GrimstadThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Grimstad kommune
Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for staffing & recruitment in 4878 Grimstad.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
3 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Hasseldalen 12, 4878 Grimstad | 2024 |
| · Aksjeselskap | J. M. Uglands vei 20, 4878 Grimstad | 2008 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Hasseldalen 2, 4878 Grimstad | 2001 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Hasseldalen 12, 4878 Grimstad | Dec 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 Voss | 2,413 | 7 | 29.0 | 52 |
| 5113 Tertnes | 2,412 | 1 | 4.1 | 63 |
| 2847 Kolbu | 2,411 | 1 | 4.1 | 38 |
| 4332 Figgjo | 2,411 | 1 | 4.1 | 63 |
| 5936 Manger | 2,417 | 1 | 4.1 | 46 |
| 6429 Molde | 2,418 | 1 | 4.1 | 53 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for staffing & recruitment.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4870 Fevik Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 72 |
Population of Grimstad
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.