Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years. By the end of November 2004 and 2005
  November 2004 November 2005
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 19 336 9 935 9 401 12 467 6 370 6 097
             
Non-immigrants and descendants1 13 734 7 319 6 415 8 611 4 620 3 991
             
First generation immigrants, total 5 602 2 616 2 986 3 856 1 750 2 106
The Nordic countries  170 92 78  120 68 52
Western Europe else  174 89 85  104 52 52
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  162 35  127 80 11 69
Eastern Europe else  980  367  613  725  257  468
North America and Oceania 44 23 21 32 16 16
Asia2 2 775 1 250 1 525 1 861  796 1 065
Africa 1 065  666  399  776  488  288
South and Central America  232 94  138  158 62 96
             
  Per cent
Participants, total 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4
             
Non-immigrants and descendants1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
             
First generation immigrants, total 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.5
The Nordic countries 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Western Europe else 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 1.4 0.8 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.8
Eastern Europe else 2.9 2.5 3.3 2.0 1.6 2.3
North America and Oceania 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4
Asia2 2.9 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.6 2.0
Africa 3.7 4.1 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.2
South and Central America 2.1 1.9 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.5
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Turkey is included.

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