Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5   Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. By the end of November 2005 and 2006. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16-74 years in each group
  November 2005 November 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 12 467 8 610 3 857  252 3 605 12 749 8 192 4 557  253 4 304
                     
Østfold  834  617  217 16  201  998  658  340 29  311
Akershus  896  535  361 23  338  797  446  351 23  328
Oslo 1 658  653 1 005 38  967 1 710  570 1 140 33 1 107
Hedmark  601  481  120 9  111  369  294 75 6 69
Oppland  439  319  120 8  112  423  324 99 6 93
Buskerud  640  428  212 16  196  886  541  345 22  323
Vestfold  739  564  175 10  165  860  627  233 13  220
Telemark  664  473  191 11  180  534  317  217 7  210
Aust-Agder  202  137 65 3 62  247  165 82 3 79
Vest-Agder  553  376  177 23  154  452  267  185 13  172
Rogaland  911  607  304 21  283  916  543  373 18  355
Hordaland  872  639  233 21  212 1 039  669  370 19  351
Sogn og Fjordane  250  205 45 4 41  237  181 56 4 52
Møre og Romsdal  736  607  129 12  117  655  523  132 9  123
Sør-Trøndelag  685  519  166 12  154  692  503  189 14  175
Nord-Trøndelag  265  235 30 1 29  319  248 71 5 66
Nordland  719  587  132 8  124  820  680  140 13  127
Troms Romsa  469  364  105 9 96  539  425  114 9  105
Finnmark Finnmárku  334  264 70 7 63  256  211 45 7 38
                     
          Per cent          
The whole country 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0
                     
Østfold 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.4 1.9 0.5 0.4 2.1 0.7 2.6
Akershus 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.3
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.5 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.6
Hedmark 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.6
Oppland 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.4 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.2
Buskerud 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.8 0.5 0.3 2.0 0.5 2.7
Vestfold 0.5 0.4 1.6 0.3 2.3 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 2.8
Telemark 0.6 0.4 2.5 0.5 3.4 0.4 0.3 2.7 0.3 3.8
Aust-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.3 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.7
Vest-Agder 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.9 2.4 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.5
Rogaland 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 2.1 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.2
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.3 2.2
Sogn og Fjordane 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.2
Møre og Romsdal 0.4 0.4 1.8 0.5 2.4 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.2
Sør-Trøndelag 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.4 2.0
Nord-Trøndelag 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 1.5 0.4 0.3 2.3 0.5 3.1
Nordland 0.4 0.4 2.0 0.4 2.8 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.6 2.7
Troms Romsa 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.4 3.0 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.4 3.0
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.6 0.5 2.0 0.5 3.2 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.5 1.9
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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