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 August 2006 and 2007. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years
  August 2006 August 2007
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 6 055 3 220 2 835 6 554 3 229 3 325
             
Non-immigrant population and descendants 3 696 2 051 1 645 3 661 1 967 1 694
             
First generation immigrants, total 2 359 1 169 1 190 2 893 1 262 1 631
The Nordic countries 64 29 35 55 28 27
Western Europe else 51 29 22 44 25 19
EU countries in Eastern Europe 61 7 54 79 12 67
Eastern Europe else  393  179  214  423  151  272
North America and Oceania 13 9 4 12 4 8
Asia1 1 192  568  624 1 456  590  866
Africa  491  311  180  718  417  301
South and Central America 94 37 57  106 35 71
             
  Per cent
Participants, total 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
             
Non-immigrant population and descendants 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
             
First generation immigrants, total 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0
The Nordic countries 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Western Europe else 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
EU countries in Eastern Europe 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5
Eastern Europe else 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.3
North America and Oceania 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Asia1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5
Africa 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.0
South and Central America 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0
1  Turkey is included.

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