Table 4 Registered unemployed 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 May 2006 and 2007

4	Registered unemployed, 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 May 2006 and 2007

	May 2006							May 2007

	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrant population and descendants	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries¹	Non western countries²	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrant population and descendants	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries¹	Non western countries²

The whole country	60 595	47 484	13 111	1 672	11 439	42 357	32 354	10 003	1 193	8 810

Østfold	3 725	2 735	990	96	894	2 302	1 693	609	70	539
Akershus	5 334	4 062	1 272	203	1 069	3 739	2 756	983	137	846
Oslo	9 790	5 483	4 307	394	3 913	7 202	3 786	3 416	293	3 123
Hedmark	2 391	2 102	289	46	243	1 749	1 519	230	36	194
Oppland	1 740	1 506	234	41	193	1 208	1 039	169	31	138
Buskerud	2 931	2 197	734	96	638	2 206	1 571	635	58	577
Vestfold	2 839	2 346	493	76	417	2 139	1 729	410	62	348
Telemark	2 178	1 759	419	43	376	1 569	1 269	300	22	278
Aust-Agder	1 217	1 048	169	30	139	855	705	150	21	129
Vest-Agder	2 017	1 549	468	54	414	1 310	1 001	309	48	261
Rogaland	3 852	3 002	850	108	742	2 386	1 814	572	65	507
Hordaland	5 867	4 937	930	136	794	3 885	3 197	688	86	602
Sogn og Fjordane	982	820	162	25	137	720	574	146	18	128
Møre og Romsdal	2 552	2 162	390	48	342	1 701	1 455	246	42	204
Sør-Trøndelag	4 104	3 566	538	85	453	2 879	2 462	417	60	357
Nord-Trøndelag	1 549	1 435	114	18	96	1 212	1 098	114	22	92
Nordland	3 733	3 389	344	55	289	2 582	2 285	297	48	249
Troms Romsa	2 218	1 990	228	56	172	1 569	1 397	172	34	138
Finnmark Finnmárku	1 574	1 394	180	62	118	1 144	1 004	140	40	100

					Per cent
The whole country	1.8	1.6	4.6	2.0	5.6	1.2	1.0	3.2	1.3	3.9

Østfold	2.0	1.6	6.3	2.2	7.9	1.2	1.0	3.6	1.6	4.3
Akershus	1.5	1.3	3.5	1.5	4.6	1.0	0.8	2.4	1.0	3.2
Oslo	2.4	1.7	4.9	2.1	5.7	1.7	1.2	3.7	1.5	4.3
Hedmark	1.8	1.6	4.4	1.9	5.9	1.3	1.2	3.3	1.4	4.3
Oppland	1.3	1.2	3.7	1.9	4.6	0.9	0.8	2.6	1.4	3.1
Buskerud	1.6	1.4	4.5	2.0	5.5	1.2	1.0	3.6	1.2	4.5
Vestfold	1.8	1.6	4.4	2.0	5.6	1.3	1.2	3.3	1.6	4.1
Telemark	1.8	1.6	5.4	1.8	6.9	1.3	1.1	3.6	0.9	4.7
Aust-Agder	1.6	1.5	3.8	1.8	5.0	1.1	1.0	3.1	1.2	4.2
Vest-Agder	1.7	1.5	5.0	2.1	6.1	1.1	0.9	3.1	1.7	3.6
Rogaland	1.4	1.1	3.8	1.4	5.0	0.8	0.7	2.2	0.7	2.9
Hordaland	1.8	1.6	4.4	2.2	5.3	1.2	1.0	2.9	1.3	3.6
Sogn og Fjordane	1.3	1.2	4.5	2.0	5.8	1.0	0.8	3.8	1.4	5.1
Møre og Romsdal	1.5	1.3	5.0	1.9	6.4	1.0	0.9	2.8	1.5	3.4
Sør-Trøndelag	2.1	1.9	4.5	2.4	5.4	1.4	1.3	3.2	1.6	3.8
Nord-Trøndelag	1.7	1.6	3.7	1.8	4.7	1.3	1.2	3.4	2.0	4.0
Nordland	2.2	2.1	5.1	2.5	6.3	1.5	1.4	4.1	2.1	5.1
Troms Romsa	2.0	1.9	3.8	2.2	5.0	1.4	1.3	2.7	1.3	3.7
Finnmark Finnmárku	3.0	2.8	5.1	4.2	5.9	2.2	2.1	3.9	2.6	4.7

¹	Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
²	Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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