Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by region of birth and sex. In absolute numbers and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years. By the end of August 2001, November 2001, August 2002 and November 2002
Region of birth Sex November 2001 August 2002 November 2002 Changes last year August 2001 November 2001 August 2002 November 2002
          Per cent
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes in total 11 830 6 260 14 383 2 553 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
                 
Of which                
First generation immigrants in total 4 014 2 059 4 402  388 1.1 1.8 0.9 1.8
                 
The Nordic countries 93 49  116 23 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Western Europe else  101 60 96 -5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
Eastern Europe  873  395  896 23 1.4 2.4 1.0 2.3
Northern America and Oceania 22 11 32 10 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Asia1 2 024 1 115 2 212  188 1.7 2.6 1.3 2.6
Africa  730  341  862  132 1.9 3.4 1.5 3.6
Southern and Central America  171 88  188 17 1.1 1.9 0.9 1.9
                 
Males                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 5 940 3 277 7 372 1 432 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5
                 
Of which                
First generation immigrants in total 1 897  981 2 032  135 1.1 1.7 0.8 1.7
                 
The Nordic countries 50 20 57 7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Western Europe else 54 30 46 -8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Eastern Europe  293  135  292 -1 1.2 1.9 0.8 1.8
Northern America and Oceania 11 3 16 5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5
Asia1  977  551 1 038 61 1.8 2.4 1.3 2.4
Africa  448  220  525 77 2.0 3.6 1.7 3.8
Southern and Central America 64 22 58 -6 0.9 1.5 0.5 1.3
                 
Females                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 5 890 2 983 7 011 1 121 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
                 
Of which                
First generation immigrants in total 2 117 1 078 2 370  253 1.1 1.9 0.9 2.0
                 
The Nordic countries 43 29 59 16 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Western Europe else 47 30 50 3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
Eastern Europe  580  260  604 24 1.5 2.9 1.2 2.7
Northern America and Oceania 11 8 16 5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Asia1 1 047  564 1 174  127 1.7 2.7 1.4 2.8
Africa  282  121  337 55 1.7 3.2 1.3 3.4
Southern and Central America  107 66  130 23 1.3 2.2 1.3 2.4
1  Turkey included.

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