Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

3   Registered unemployed and participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes) , by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2005 and 2006. In per cent of persons in total aged 16 - 74 years
  The whole population Total First generation immigrants
  The Nordic countries Western Europe else Eastern Europe Northern America and Oceania Asia1 Africa Southern and Central America
Registered unemployed                  
                   
May 2005                  
Total 2.4 5.6 2.7 2.7 5.6 2.7 7.0 8.6 6.7
Settled 4 years and less   5.5 3.4 2.9 4.7 2.0 6.8 7.7 6.6
Settled 4 - 6 years   8.5 4.0 3.5 8.3 3.1 11.1 12.6 8.5
Settled 7 years and more   5.3 2.3 2.5 5.8 2.9 6.6 8.6 6.5
                   
May 2006                  
Total 1.8 4.6 2.1 1.8 4.6 2.1 5.7 7.4 5.2
Settled 4 years and less   5.0 2.6 1.9 4.3 1.9 6.4 7.5 5.2
Settled 4 - 6 years   6.8 2.5 2.1 6.8 0.7 9.5 8.5 5.9
Settled 7 years and more   4.2 1.9 1.7 4.6 2.3 5.1 7.1 5.2
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
                   
May 2005                  
In total 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.1 0.6 2.4 3.4 1.9
Settled 4 years and less   3.1 0.5 0.6 3.2 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   2.5 0.3 0.4 2.6 .. 3.6 3.7 2.8
Settled 7 years and more   1.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 1.3
                   
May2006                  
In total 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.7 2.5 1.3
Settled 4 years and less   2.0 0.2 0.3 1.9 0.3 2.8 3.5 1.9
Settled 4 - 6 years   1.9 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.7 2.8 1.9 3.6
Settled 7 years and more   0.8 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 1.1 1.6 1.0
1  Turkey is included.

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