NAV Rogaland

What NAV Rogaland does

NAV Rogaland is a regional office of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), headquartered in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, with 52 employees. It operates and maintains arbeidsplassen.no, the official national job portal of Norway, serving both job seekers and employers across the country. The platform provides free job listings, a streamlined application flow via the "Superrask søknad" (Super-Fast Application) feature, seasonal campaigns such as Sommerjobben (Summer Jobs), and editorial tips for job seekers. It integrates with EURES to surface EU/EEA cross-border opportunities, and is cross-promoted through the national career-guidance portal Karriereveiledning.no and the education portal Utdanning.no, positioning it within a broader public-sector labour-market ecosystem.

The platform's business model is non-commercial: as a state agency service, arbeidsplassen.no is provided free of charge to all users, with no pricing tiers, advertising placements, premium employer features, or transactional revenue mechanics disclosed. Funding flows from state appropriations to NAV rather than from platform users. The go-to-market mechanism is institutional — employers and job seekers are routed to the platform through NAV's nationwide office network, regulatory referrals, and partnerships with adjacent public portals, rather than through commercial marketing or sales motions. This makes traditional SaaS-style revenue, ARR, and customer-acquisition-cost metrics structurally inapplicable to the entity.

Technically, the platform functions as a centralized job-listing and application aggregator with editorial content, cross-border inventory integration via EURES, and UX investments in application-flow speed. There is no indication of AI/ML-driven matching, recommendation, or automation in the disclosed product surface. Strategic activity in the most recent period centers on product launches (Sommerjobben 2026, Superrask søknad) and ecosystem partnerships (EURES, Karriereveiledning.no, Utdanning.no) rather than commercial expansion, geographic diversification beyond the EU/EEA labour market, or monetization initiatives.

Name

NAV Rogaland

Legal name

Norges arbeids- og velferdsetat (NAV)

Website

https://arbeidsplassen.nav.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

NAV Rogaland is a 52-employee regional office of Norway's Labour and Welfare Administration, operating the free national job portal arbeidsplassen.no for job seekers and employers across Norway and the EU/EEA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Public employment service
• Job listings aggregation
• Youth career services
• EURES job mobility
• Employer recruitment portal

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

NAV Rogaland operates, through its national parent NAV, the Arbeidsplassen.no portal — Norway's official public job platform that aggregates all Norwegian job vacancies in one searchable place. The service is free for both individual job seekers (ranging from youth seeking summer jobs to senior executives) and employers posting vacancies, with cross-border access via the EURES integration and complementary youth, summer-job, and career-guidance sub-offerings.

Product overview

Arbeidsplassen.no is a unified job portal platform operated by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). The core offering is the job listings aggregation platform (Alle ledige jobber) which brings together all job vacancies in one searchable location. The platform is complemented by targeted services for youth job seekers (Ung), a seasonal summer jobs initiative (Sommerjobben 2026), a streamlined application feature (Superrask søknad), job application guidance resources, and access to the European EURES job mobility network. The platform also integrates with complementary national services including Karriereveiledning.no (career guidance) and Utdanning.no (education information).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alle ledige jobber (Job Listings Platform) A central job search platform that aggregates all job listings in Norway in one place, enabling job seekers to find positions across all levels from part-time to director roles.
• Ung (Youth Services) A youth-focused sub-portal on Arbeidsplassen.no offering summer jobs, part-time positions, and apprenticeship placements along with guidance on applying — targeted at young Norwegians entering the labour market.
• Sommerjobben 2026 (Summer Jobs 2026) A seasonal initiative that aggregates summer job opportunities across Norway — cafés, shops and outdoor jobs in multiple cities — targeted at young people and students.
• Jobbe i utlandet / EURES (Work Abroad) The EURES European Job Mobility Portal integration on Arbeidsplassen.no, giving Norwegian job seekers and employers access to cross-border job opportunities within the EU/EEA and Switzerland.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EURES (European Job Mobility Portal)coreTechnology or IntegrationEURES is the European Job Mobility Portal integrated into arbeidsplassen.no, providing Norwegian job seekers access to employment opportunities across EU/EØS countries and Switzerland. The portal offers information and support for cross-border job seekers and employers seeking international recruitment.
• Karriereveiledning.nominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCross-promotional partnership with Karriereveiledning.no (Career Guidance Norway), a complementary portal offering free career guidance via chat, telephone, and email. Referred to as a recommended resource for job seekers on arbeidsplassen.no.
• Utdanning.nominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCross-promotional partnership with Utdanning.no (Education Norway), a portal providing information about education, careers, and professions. Listed as a recommended resource for job seekers using arbeidsplassen.no.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Karriereveiledning.no: Norwegian career guidance portal referenced as a complementary resource on Arbeidsplassen.no. Adjacent public-sector service offering job-search tools and free career coaching rather than direct job-listing competition.
• Utdanning.no: Norwegian education and career information portal referenced on Arbeidsplassen.no. Adjacent public-sector service focused on education-to-career guidance rather than live job matching, but part of the same Norwegian government service ecosystem.
• EURES (European Job Mobility Portal): European cross-border job mobility portal already integrated into Arbeidsplassen.no. Comparable as a public-sector job-matching platform, but operates pan-EU rather than as a single national destination.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions firm. Comparable as a broader employment-services incumbent in Norway with permanent placement, temporary staffing, and recruitment process outsourcing capabilities.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a major jobs marketplace. Operates broadly across all labor markets including Norway, with stronger positioning in professional/experienced segments and AI-driven matching capabilities.
• Indeed: Global job search engine and marketplace, active in Norway. Comparable aggregator model and free-to-job-seeker offering, but operates as a commercial incumbent with paid recruiter products.

Direct peers

• Jobbnorge.no: Leading Norwegian job board widely used by public sector employers, universities, and large Norwegian organizations. Directly comparable as a Norwegian-focused job-listing platform targeting similar employer and job-seeker segments.
• Finn.no: Norway's dominant classifieds platform, including a major jobs vertical. Most direct domestic competitor to Arbeidsplassen.no for Norwegian job listings, with strong consumer brand recognition and recruiter relationships.

Regional players

• StepStone: Major European job board operating across multiple countries. Comparable as a regional job aggregator with similar professional-segment focus, primarily active in continental Europe rather than Norway.
• Jobindex: Nordic job board with presence in Denmark and broader Nordic region. Comparable as a regional aggregator serving a similar public-sector-style Scandinavian job market, though primarily focused on Denmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/navrogaland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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