Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)1, by region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2003, May 2003, February 2004 and May 2004. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years
Region of birth Sex Absolute figures Per cent
May 2003 February 2004 May 2004 Changes last year February 2003 May 2003 February 2004 May 2004
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total 15 161 21 094 21 061 5 900 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 4 959 6 241 5 925  966 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.3
                 
The Nordic countries  149  218  193 44 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4
Western Europe else  126  185  186 60 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6
Eastern Europe  975 1 243 1 204  229 2.2 2.4 2.9 2.8
North America and Oceania 36 66 61 25 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.8
Asia2 2 481 3 109 2 943  462 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.1
Africa  992 1 181 1 121  129 3.3 3.9 4.3 4.1
South and Central America  200  239  217 17 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.0
                 
Males                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 8 116 11 190 11 106 2 990 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 351 2 923 2 784  433 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.2
                 
The Nordic countries 83  115  107 24 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5
Western Europe else 68  110  103 35 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6
Eastern Europe  334  432  422 88 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.3
North America and Oceania 16 32 31 15 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.9
Asia2 1 184 1 455 1 386  202 2.3 2.6 3.1 3.0
Africa  596  692  655 59 3.3 4.1 4.4 4.2
South and Central America 70 87 80 10 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.7
                 
Females                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 7 045 9 904 9 955 2 910 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 608 3 318 3 141  533 1.9 2.1 2.6 2.4
                 
The Nordic countries 66  103 86 20 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4
Western Europe else 58 75 83 25 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6
Eastern Europe  641  811  782  141 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.2
North America and Oceania 20 34 30 10 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.8
Asia2 1 297 1 654 1 557  260 2.7 2.9 3.5 3.3
Africa  396  489  466 70 3.2 3.6 4.2 3.9
South and Central America  130  152  137 7 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.3
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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