Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5   Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes) by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years in each group. By the end of February 2005 and 2006
  Februar 2005 Februar 2006
  Participants, total Non-immigrants and descendants1 First generation
immigrants, total		 Western countries2 Non western
countries3		 Participants, total Non-immigrants and descendants1 First generation
immigrants, total		 Western countries2 Non western
countries3
The whole country 17 987 12 930 5 057  340 4 717 12 929 9 003 3 926  266 3 660
                     
Østfold 1 361 1 006  355 31  324  866  647  219 21  198
Akershus  923  540  383 28  355  829  531  298 21  277
Oslo 1 853  682 1 171 41 1 130 1 807  801 1 006 43  963
Hedmark  592  476  116 10  106  502  419 83 10 73
Oppland  474  384 90 8 82  447  326  121 10  111
Buskerud 1 199  839  360 30  330  564  357  207 11  196
Vestfold  845  624  221 8  213  724  531  193 13  180
Telemark  753  561  192 14  178  543  378  165 12  153
Aust-Agder  430  300  130 9  121  295  214 81 5 76
Vest-Agder  679  479  200 16  184  468  306  162 20  142
Rogaland 1 469 1 061  408 30  378 1 058  680  378 23  355
Hordaland 2 135 1 639  496 35  461 1 199  883  316 20  296
Sogn og Fjordane  228  189 39 5 34  245  195 50 4 46
Møre og Romsdal  901  766  135 12  123  705  573  132 8  124
Sør-Trøndelag 1 417 1 163  254 21  233  814  632  182 18  164
Nord-Trøndelag  603  508 95 8 87  351  307 44 2 42
Nordland 1 073  858  215 16  199  784  634  150 9  141
Troms  675  533  142 6  136  461  373 88 11 77
Finnmark Finnmárku  377  322 55 12 43  267  216 51 5 46
                     
          Per cent          
The whole country 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.8
                     
Østfold 0.7 0.6 2.5 0.7 3.2 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.5 1.8
Akershus 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.2
Oslo 0.5 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.2 1.4
Hedmark 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.8 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.8
Oppland 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.7
Buskerud 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.7 3.1 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.7
Vestfold 0.5 0.4 2.1 0.2 3.1 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.3 2.5
Telemark 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.6 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.8
Aust-Agder 0.6 0.4 3.1 0.6 4.7 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.3 2.8
Vest-Agder 0.6 0.5 2.3 0.6 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.8 2.1
Rogaland 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.4 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.5
Hordaland 0.7 0.5 2.6 0.6 3.5 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0
Sogn og Fjordane 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.3 2.0
Møre og Romsdal 0.5 0.5 1.9 0.5 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.4
Sør-Trøndelag 0.7 0.6 2.4 0.6 3.1 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.5 2.0
Nord-Trøndelag 0.7 0.6 3.3 0.8 4.6 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.2 2.1
Nordland 0.6 0.5 3.4 0.8 4.6 0.5 0.4 2.2 0.4 3.1
Troms 0.6 0.5 2.6 0.3 4.5 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.4 2.3
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.7 0.7 1.6 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 0.3 2.3
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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