Table 4 Registered unemployed 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 August 2005 and 2006

4	Registered unemployed, 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 August 2005 and 2006

	August 2005							August 2006

	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrant population and descendants	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries¹	Non western countries²	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrant population and descendants	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries¹	Non western countries²

The whole country	88 058	71 437	16 621	2 408	14 213	65 733	51 631	14 102	1 791	12 311

Østfold	5 093	3 931	1 162	136	1 026	3 975	2 970	1 005	100	905
Akershus	7 527	5 884	1 643	285	1 358	5 632	4 262	1 370	212	1 158
Oslo	13 178	7 813	5 365	585	4 780	10 313	5 775	4 538	417	4 121
Hedmark	3 186	2 817	369	77	292	2 531	2 213	318	57	261
Oppland	2 428	2 119	309	49	260	1 741	1 510	231	36	195
Buskerud	4 036	3 136	900	134	766	3 299	2 491	808	94	714
Vestfold	4 096	3 494	602	104	498	3 161	2 624	537	77	460
Telemark	3 117	2 567	550	67	483	2 485	2 022	463	61	402
Aust-Agder	1 886	1 627	259	43	216	1 481	1 275	206	37	169
Vest-Agder	2 759	2 221	538	62	476	2 352	1 827	525	60	465
Rogaland	6 820	5 512	1 308	208	1 100	4 090	3 191	899	120	779
Hordaland	9 121	7 929	1 192	205	987	6 386	5 364	1 022	144	878
Sogn og Fjordane	1 461	1 310	151	29	122	1 032	873	159	22	137
Møre og Romsdal	4 312	3 819	493	76	417	2 952	2 500	452	55	397
Sør-Trøndelag	5 334	4 777	557	90	467	4 215	3 671	544	80	464
Nord-Trøndelag	2 554	2 385	169	20	149	1 764	1 601	163	21	142
Nordland	5 674	5 151	523	78	445	4 130	3 743	387	67	320
Troms Romsa	3 254	2 986	268	70	198	2 436	2 174	262	57	205
Finnmark Finnmárku	2 221	1 958	263	90	173	1 757	1 544	213	74	139

	Per cent
The whole country	2.7	2.3	6.1	2.9	7.5	2.0	1.7	4.8	2.1	6.0

Østfold	2.7	2.3	7.8	3.2	9.6	2.1	1.7	6.3	2.3	7.7
Akershus	2.1	1.8	4.8	2.2	6.4	1.6	1.3	3.7	1.6	4.8
Oslo	3.3	2.5	6.4	3.2	7.3	2.5	1.8	5.1	2.2	5.9
Hedmark	2.4	2.2	5.9	3.2	7.5	1.9	1.7	4.8	2.3	6.2
Oppland	1.9	1.7	5.2	2.5	6.6	1.3	1.2	3.7	1.7	4.8
Buskerud	2.3	2.0	5.8	2.9	7.1	1.9	1.5	4.9	2.0	6.0
Vestfold	2.6	2.4	5.6	2.8	7.1	2.0	1.8	4.7	2.0	6.0
Telemark	2.6	2.3	7.4	2.9	9.4	2.1	1.8	5.9	2.6	7.3
Aust-Agder	2.5	2.3	6.1	2.6	8.2	2.0	1.8	4.5	2.2	5.9
Vest-Agder	2.4	2.1	6.0	2.4	7.4	2.0	1.7	5.6	2.3	6.8
Rogaland	2.4	2.1	6.2	2.8	8.1	1.4	1.2	3.9	1.5	5.1
Hordaland	2.9	2.6	6.0	3.4	7.1	2.0	1.8	4.8	2.3	5.8
Sogn og Fjordane	2.0	1.9	4.5	2.4	5.6	1.4	1.2	4.5	1.8	6.0
Møre og Romsdal	2.5	2.3	6.8	3.2	8.6	1.7	1.5	5.7	2.2	7.3
Sør-Trøndelag	2.7	2.6	5.1	2.7	6.1	2.1	2.0	4.5	2.3	5.4
Nord-Trøndelag	2.8	2.7	5.8	2.0	7.8	1.9	1.8	5.3	2.1	7.0
Nordland	3.4	3.2	8.2	3.7	10.3	2.5	2.3	5.7	3.0	7.0
Troms Romsa	2.9	2.8	4.9	2.9	6.3	2.2	2.1	4.4	2.3	6.0
Finnmark Finnmárku	4.2	4.0	7.7	6.0	8.9	3.3	3.1	6.2	5.0	7.0

¹	Western Europe, North America and Oceania.].
²	Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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