Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)1, by region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years. By the end of November 2002, February 2003, November 2003 and February 2004
Region of birth
Sex		 Absolute figures Per cent
February 2003 November 2003 February 2004 Changes last year November 2002 February 2003 November 2003 February 2004
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total 13 054 20 411 21 094 8 040 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 4 309 6 391 6 232 1 923 1.7 1.8 2.5 2.4
                 
The Nordic countries  109  226  225  116 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
Western Europe else 94  182  187 93 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6
Eastern Europe  884 1 232 1 243  359 2.2 2.2 3.0 2.9
North America and Oceania 29 58 68 39 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0
Asia2 2 204 3 119 3 095  891 2.5 2.5 3.4 3.3
Africa  823 1 306 1 178  355 3.4 3.3 4.9 4.3
South and Central America  166  268  236 70 1.7 1.6 2.6 2.2
                 
Males                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 6 919 10 663 11 190 4 271 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 002 2 993 2 915  913 1.6 1.6 2.4 2.3
                 
The Nordic countries 56  116  119 63 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6
Western Europe else 51 98  110 59 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7
Eastern Europe  313  420  432  119 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.4
North America and Oceania 12 32 34 22 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.0
Asia2 1 039 1 463 1 445  406 2.3 2.3 3.2 3.1
Africa  479  768  690  211 3.6 3.3 5.0 4.4
South and Central America 52 96 85 33 1.0 1.1 2.0 1.8
                 
Females                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 6 135 9 748 9 904 3 769 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 307 3 398 3 317 1 010 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.6
                 
The Nordic countries 53  110  106 53 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4
Western Europe else 43 84 77 34 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6
Eastern Europe  571  812  811  240 2.6 2.5 3.4 3.3
North America and Oceania 17 26 34 17 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9
Asia2 1 165 1 656 1 650  485 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.5
Africa  344  538  488  144 3.2 3.2 4.8 4.2
South and Central America  114  172  151 37 2.3 2.1 3.0 2.6
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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