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 November 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 North America and Oceania Asia1 Africa South and Central America
Registered unemployed                  
                   
November 2005                  
Total 2.2 5.2 2.4 2.4 5.3 2.6         6.3         8.2 5.9
Settled 4 years and less   5.4 3.1 2.4 4.9 2.2 6.5 7.8 5.9
Settled 4 - 6 years   8.2 3.9 2.5 7.9 3.2 10.5 11.6 7.1
Settled 7 years and more   4.8 2.1 2.4 5.3 2.8 5.8 8.1 5.8
                   
November 2006                  
Total 1.5 3.8 1.7 1.6 3.4 1.5 4.7 6.7 4.0
Settled 4 years and less   4.1 1.9 1.7 3.0 1.6 5.4 6.8 4.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   6.5 4.2 3.5 5.9 .. 6.8 8.0 ..
Settled 7 years and more   3.5 1.5 1.6 3.8 1.4 4.3 6.6 3.8
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
                   
November 2005                  
In total 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.4 1.8 2.5 1.4
Settled 4 years and less   2.3 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.4 3.0 3.7 2.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   2.2 0.2 0.3 2.3 0.8 3.1 3.4 3.0
Settled 7 years and more   0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.9
                   
November2006                  
In total 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.1 3.1 1.4
Settled 4 years and less   2.4 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.4 3.5 4.6 2.1
Settled 4 - 6 years   2.4 .. .. 2.0 .. 3.9 1.7 ..
Settled 7 years and more   0.9 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.7 1.0
1  Turkey is included.

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