Table 2 Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2004, May 2004, February 2005 and May 2005. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years

2	Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)¹, by region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2004, May 2004, February 2005 and May 2005. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years

Region of birth Sex	Absolute figures				Per cent

Region of birth Sex	May 2004	February 2005	May 2005	Changes last year	February 2004	May 2004	February 2005	May 2005

Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total¹	21 061	17 987	17 185	-3 876	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	5 924	5 055	4 971	-953	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.8

The Nordic countries	190	163	166	-24	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Western Europe else	186	143	130	-56	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4
Eastern Europe	1 203	1 050	1 016	-187	2.9	2.8	2.2	2.1
North America and Oceania	61	33	39	-22	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.6
Asia²	2 945	2 471	2 390	-555	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.4
Africa	1 120	983	1 016	-104	4.3	4.1	3.4	3.5
South and Central America	219	212	214	-5	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9

Males
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	11 106	9 295	8 955	-2 151	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	2 784	2 291	2 320	-464	2.3	2.2	1.7	1.7

The Nordic countries	106	81	75	-31	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4
Western Europe else	103	76	67	-36	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.4
Eastern Europe	421	364	371	-50	2.4	2.3	1.8	1.8
North America and Oceania	31	19	24	-7	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.7
Asia²	1 387	1 083	1 056	-331	3.1	3.0	2.3	2.2
Africa	655	583	641	-14	4.4	4.2	3.5	3.9
South and Central America	81	85	86	5	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7

Females
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	9 955	8 692	8 230	-1 725	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	3 140	2 764	2 651	-489	2.6	2.4	2.0	1.9

The Nordic countries	84	82	91	7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Western Europe else	83	67	63	-20	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
Eastern Europe	782	686	645	-137	3.3	3.2	2.6	2.4
North America and Oceania	30	14	15	-15	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.4
Asia²	1 558	1 388	1 334	-224	3.5	3.3	2.8	2.6
Africa	465	400	375	-90	4.2	3.9	3.2	2.9
South and Central America	138	127	128	-10	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.1

¹	Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
²	Turkey is included.