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

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

Region of birth Sex	Absolute figures				Per cent

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

Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total¹	10 045	17 185	8 181	-1 864	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.2
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	2 754	4 971	2 818	64	2.3	1.1	1.8	1.0

The Nordic countries	110	166	95	-15	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.2
Western Europe else	99	130	83	-16	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.3
Eastern Europe	550	1 016	515	-35	2.8	1.3	2.1	1.0
North America and Oceania	23	39	24	1	0.9	0.3	0.6	0.3
Asia²	1 343	2 390	1 404	61	3.1	1.4	2.4	1.4
Africa	511	1 016	579	68	4.1	1.8	3.5	1.9
South and Central America	118	214	118	-	2.0	1.1	1.9	1.0

Males
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	5 391	8 955	4 312	-1 079	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.3
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	1 391	2 320	1 348	-43	2.2	1.1	1.7	1.0

The Nordic countries	63	75	42	-21	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.2
Western Europe else	54	67	47	-7	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.3
Eastern Europe	200	371	188	-12	2.3	1.1	1.8	0.9
North America and Oceania	13	24	16	3	0.9	0.4	0.7	0.5
Asia²	681	1 056	622	-59	3.0	1.5	2.2	1.3
Africa	325	641	388	63	4.2	2.0	3.9	2.3
South and Central America	55	86	45	-10	1.7	1.1	1.7	0.9

Females
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	4 654	8 230	3 869	-785	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.2
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	1 363	2 651	1 470	107	2.4	1.0	1.9	1.1

The Nordic countries	47	91	53	6	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.2
Western Europe else	45	63	36	-9	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.3
Eastern Europe	350	645	327	-23	3.2	1.4	2.4	1.2
North America and Oceania	10	15	8	-2	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.2
Asia²	662	1 334	782	120	3.3	1.4	2.6	1.5
Africa	186	375	191	5	3.9	1.5	2.9	1.5
South and Central America	63	128	73	-	2.3	1.1	2.1	1.2

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