Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2006 and 2007. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years
  Februar 2006 Februar 2007
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 12 929 6 689 6 240 11 846 6 054 5 792
             
Non-immigrants and descendants 9 003 4 828 4 175 7 536 4 054 3 482
             
First generation immigrants, total 3 926 1 861 2 065 4 310 2 000 2 310
The Nordic countries  132 70 62  108 46 62
Western Europe else  110 57 53 88 44 44
New EU countries in Eastern Europe1 84 14 70 83 14 69
Eastern Europe else  744  291  453  797  301  496
North America and Oceania 22 14 8 25 11 14
Asia2 1 839  810 1 029 2 045  916 1 129
Africa  841  537  304 1 013  611  402
South and Central America  154 68 86  151 57 94
             
  Per cent
Participants, total 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3
             
Non-immigrants and descendants 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
             
First generation immigrants, total 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5
The Nordic countries 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Western Europe else 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3
New EU countries in Eastern Europe1 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.7
Eastern Europe else 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.3
North America and Oceania 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4
Asia2 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0
Africa 2.7 3.0 2.2 3.0 3.3 2.7
South and Central America 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.3
1  Per 1 May 2004.
2  Turkey is included.

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