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 August 2005 and 2006
  August 2005 August 2006
  Participants, total Non-immigrant population and descendants First generation immigrants, total Western countries1 Non western countries2 Participants, total Non-immigrant population and descendants First generation immigrants, total Western countries1 Non western countries2
The whole country 8 181 5 361 2 820  203 2 617 6 055 3 695 2 360  128 2 232
                     
Østfold  731  536  195 19  176  357  252  105 8 97
Akershus  677  420  257 16  241  641  367  274 15  259
Oslo 1 526  570  956 54  902  895  334  561 23  538
Hedmark  387  334 53 6 47  198  165 33 6 27
Oppland  195  152 43 1 42  182  124 58 4 54
Buskerud  422  274  148 11  137  279  147  132 6  126
Vestfold  504  350  154 7  147  330  218  112 3  109
Telemark  473  330  143 6  137  288  149  139 3  136
Aust-Agder  152  105 47 4 43  102 63 39 2 37
Vest-Agder  351  235  116 18 98  227  112  115 7  108
Rogaland  668  438  230 25  205  619  363  256 14  242
Hordaland  474  342  132 8  124  584  369  215 4  211
Sogn og Fjordane  123 87 36 4 32 65 45 20 1 19
Møre og Romsdal  336  277 59 3 56  134 98 36 3 33
Sør-Trøndelag  413  310  103 7 96  413  297  116 10  106
Nord-Trøndelag  132  114 18 1 17  194  156 38 4 34
Nordland  182  148 34 3 31  314  251 63 7 56
Troms Romsa  155  113 42 - 42 92 78 14 3 11
Finnmark Finnmárku  280  226 54 10 44  141  107 34 5 29
                     
          Per cent          
The whole country 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.1
                     
Østfold 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.8
Akershus 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.8
Hedmark 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.6
Oppland 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.3
Buskerud 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.1
Vestfold 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.4
Telemark 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.3 2.7 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.1 2.5
Aust-Agder 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3
Vest-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.7 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.6
Rogaland 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 1.6
Hordaland 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.4
Sogn og Fjordane 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.8
Møre og Romsdal 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.6
Sør-Trøndelag 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.2
Nord-Trøndelag 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.7
Nordland 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.2
Troms Romsa 0.1 0.1 0.8 - 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.5 0.5 1.6 0.7 2.3 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.5
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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