Table 1 Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years by region of birth and sex . In absolute numbers and per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2000, August 2000, May 2001 and August 2001

1	Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years by region of birth and sex . In absolute numbers and per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2000, August 2000, May 2001 and August 2001

Region of birth. Sex	August 2000	May 2001	August 2001	Changes last year	May 2000	August 2000	May 2001	August 2001


						Prosent
Registered unemployed in total	67 858	55 110	66 976	-882	2,6	2,9	2,3	2,9

Of which
First generation immigrants in total	10 992	9 299	11 187	195	7,3	8,1	6,6	7,9

The Nordic countries	961	821	952	-9	2,5	2,9	2,4	2,9
Western Europe else	675	557	655	-20	3,2	3,5	2,9	3,4
Eastern Europe	2 288	1 835	2 290	2	9,8	10,9	8,2	10,1
Northern America and Oceania	157	110	158	1	3,3	4,0	2,8	4,1
Asia¹	4 769	4 104	4 875	106	10,4	11,2	9,2	10,7
Africa	1 613	1 414	1 695	82	14,1	15,0	12,7	14,7
Southern and Central America	529	458	562	33	8,7	8,9	7,5	8,9


MALES
Registered unemployed in total	36 488	31 402	35 671	-817	2,8	2,9	2,5	2,8

Of which
First generation immigrants in total	6 422	5 555	6 341	-81	8,2	8,6	7,2	8,2

The Nordic countries	512	474	517	5	3,5	3,3	3,0	3,3
Western Europe else	459	382	417	-42	3,7	3,9	3,2	3,5
Eastern Europe	1 127	941	1 083	-44	10,6	10,9	8,7	9,8
Northern America and Oceania	84	64	80	-4	3,4	4,1	3,1	3,9
Asia¹	2 812	2 373	2 731	-81	10,7	11,5	9,3	10,4
Africa	1 132	1 056	1 221	89	15,4	15,5	14,2	15,9
Southern and Central America	296	265	292	-4	9,4	9,4	8,3	9,0


FEMALES
Registered unemployed in total	31 370	23 708	31 305	-65	2,3	2,9	2,2	2,9

Of which
First generation immigrants in total	4 570	3 744	4 846	276	6,2	7,4	5,8	7,5

The Nordic countries	449	347	435	-14	1,7	2,5	1,9	2,5
Western Europe else	216	175	238	22	2,5	2,9	2,3	3,2
Eastern Europe	1 161	894	1 207	46	9,0	10,9	7,8	10,3
Northern America and Oceania	73	46	78	5	3,2	4,0	2,5	4,3
Asia¹	1 957	1 731	2 144	187	9,9	10,9	9,2	11,1
Africa	481	358	474	-7	11,2	13,8	9,7	12,4
Southern and Central America	233	193	270	37	7,9	8,3	6,6	8,9

¹	Turkey included.