Tracks headcount across Vend Marketplaces ASA (formerly Schibsted Marketplaces) subsidiaries over time, with 6-month linear regression forecasts.<\/p>

Data sources<\/h2>
Employee counts (historical)<\/strong><\/p>

proff.no<\/strong> — Norwegian business registry. Used for FINN.no and Nettbil historical headcount.<\/li>
allabolag.se<\/strong> — Swedish business registry. Used for Blocket AB official employee figures.<\/li>
Kauppalehti \/ Finnish registry<\/strong> — Used for Schibsted Suomi (Tori + Oikotie) headcount.<\/li>
Vend\/Schibsted annual reports<\/strong> — Group-wide FTE figures (2017–2024).<\/li>
Press releases<\/strong> — Sanoma's Oikotie divestment (2020), eBay Denmark acquisition (2021), AutoVex acquisition (2022).<\/li>
SNL (Store Norske Leksikon)<\/strong> — FINN.no historical employee data.<\/li> <\/ul>
Employee counts (daily, automated)<\/strong><\/p>

LinkedIn JSON-LD<\/strong> — Scraped daily from public LinkedIn company pages. Each page embeds a structured numberOfEmployees<\/code> field. Covers 13 subsidiaries.<\/li> <\/ul> Layoff events<\/strong><\/p> AIM Group<\/strong> — Schibsted Marketplaces 250-job cut (June 2024).<\/li> Kampanje \/ M24<\/strong> — FINN.no restructuring details (June 2024).<\/li> Ehandel.se<\/strong> — Blocket Jobb and JobbSafari closure (October 2024).<\/li> Euronext<\/strong> — Non-core exits: Lendo, Prisjakt, skilled trades, Jobs Sweden\/Finland (October 2024).<\/li> Bulletin.nu<\/strong> — 2025 dismissals announcement (December 2024).<\/li> <\/ul>

Vend Marketplaces — Employee Count by Subsidiary

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