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 February 2005 and 2006
  Februar 2005 Februar 2006
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 17 987 9 295 8 692 12 929 6 689 6 240
             
Non-immigrants and descendants1 12 930 7 002 5 928 9 003 4 828 4 175
             
First generation immigrants, total 5 057 2 293 2 764 3 926 1 861 2 065
The Nordic countries  164 82 82  132 69 63
Western Europe else  143 76 67  112 58 54
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  130 26  104 84 14 70
Eastern Europe else  921  339  582  743  291  452
North America and Oceania 33 19 14 22 14 8
Asia2 2 472 1 083 1 389 1 839  811 1 028
Africa  982  583  399  840  536  304
South and Central America  212 85  127  154 68 86
             
  Per cent
Participants, total 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
             
Non-immigrants and descendants1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
             
First generation immigrants, total 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.4
The Nordic countries 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Western Europe else 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.8
Eastern Europe else 2.7 2.2 3.0 2.0 1.8 2.2
North America and Oceania 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2
Asia2 2.5 2.3 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.9
Africa 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.2
South and Central America 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.3
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Turkey is included.

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