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 Februar 2006 and 2007. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years in each group
  February 2006 February 2007
  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 12 929 9 003 3 926  264 3 662 11 846 7 536 4 310  221 4 089
                     
Østfold  866  647  219 21  198  749  482  267 14  253
Akershus  829  531  298 20  278  893  490  403 19  384
Oslo 1 807  801 1 006 44  962 1 757  601 1 156 34 1 122
Hedmark  502  419 83 10 73  360  280 80 11 69
Oppland  447  326  121 10  111  370  288 82 6 76
Buskerud  564  357  207 10  197  545  320  225 8  217
Vestfold  724  531  193 12  181  697  482  215 9  206
Telemark  543  378  165 12  153  520  318  202 15  187
Aust-Agder  295  214 81 5 76  295  206 89 10 79
Vest-Agder  468  306  162 20  142  519  308  211 13  198
Rogaland 1 058  680  378 23  355  819  489  330 17  313
Hordaland 1 199  883  316 20  296 1 084  734  350 21  329
Sogn og Fjordane  245  195 50 4 46  226  160 66 3 63
Møre og Romsdal  705  573  132 8  124  547  446  101 1  100
Sør-Trøndelag  814  632  182 18  164  679  496  183 11  172
Nord-Trøndelag  351  307 44 2 42  311  244 67 4 63
Nordland  784  634  150 9  141  804  673  131 9  122
Troms Romsa  461  373 88 11 77  386  286  100 8 92
Finnmark Finnmárku  267  216 51 5 46  285  233 52 8 44
                     
          Per cent          
The whole country 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 1.9
                     
Østfold 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.0
Akershus 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.5
Oslo 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.6
Hedmark 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.6
Oppland 0.3 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.7 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 1.8
Buskerud 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.7
Vestfold 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.3 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.2 2.5
Telemark 0.5 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.8 0.4 0.3 2.5 0.6 3.2
Aust-Agder 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.3 2.8 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.6 2.6
Vest-Agder 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.8 2.1 0.4 0.3 2.1 0.5 2.8
Rogaland 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.8
Hordaland 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.3 2.0
Sogn og Fjordane 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.6
Møre og Romsdal 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.0 1.7
Sør-Trøndelag 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.3 1.9
Nord-Trøndelag 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.3 2.0 0.4 2.8
Nordland 0.5 0.4 2.2 0.4 3.1 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.5
Troms Romsa 0.4 0.4 1.5 0.4 2.3 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.6
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.5 0.4 1.5 0.3 2.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.1
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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