Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

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 November 2006 and 2007
  November 2006 November 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 50 236 39 017 11 219 1 397 9 822 38 434 29 241 9 193 1 159 8 034
                     
Østfold 2 845 2 122  723 53  670 2 337 1 674  663 74  589
Akershus 4 572 3 382 1 190  160 1 030 3 030 2 235  795  113  682
Oslo 8 347 4 552 3 795  344 3 451 6 416 3 343 3 073  290 2 783
Hedmark 2 123 1 862  261 52  209 1 631 1 398  233 35  198
Oppland 1 387 1 193  194 35  159 1 111  935  176 27  149
Buskerud 2 440 1 787  653 71  582 1 927 1 351  576 51  525
Vestfold 2 240 1 827  413 44  369 1 989 1 613  376 59  317
Telemark 1 899 1 558  341 47  294 1 457 1 171  286 25  261
Aust-Agder 1 161  979  182 43  139  901  758  143 37  106
Vest-Agder 1 774 1 371  403 55  348 1 169  869  300 43  257
Rogaland 3 072 2 344  728 97  631 2 229 1 658  571 85  486
Hordaland 4 902 4 098  804  103  701 3 496 2 891  605 84  521
Sogn og Fjordane  765  663  102 18 84  486  404 82 14 68
Møre og Romsdal 1 958 1 697  261 42  219 1 435 1 234  201 29  172
Sør-Trøndelag 3 240 2 786  454 67  387 2 822 2 370  452 55  397
Nord-Trøndelag 1 357 1 252  105 24 81 1 250 1 134  116 19 97
Nordland 3 077 2 798  279 54  225 2 348 2 093  255 38  217
Troms Romsa 1 691 1 547  144 27  117 1 345 1 200  145 34  111
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 386 1 199  187 61  126 1 055  910  145 47 98
                     
  Per cent
The whole country 1.5 1.3 3.7 1.6 4.6 1.1 1.0 2.8 1.2 3.4
                     
Østfold 1.5 1.2 4.4 1.2 5.6 1.2 1.0 3.7 1.6 4.4
Akershus 1.3 1.0 3.1 1.2 4.1 0.8 0.7 1.9 0.8 2.4
Oslo 2.0 1.4 4.2 1.8 4.9 1.5 1.0 3.2 1.4 3.7
Hedmark 1.6 1.5 3.8 2.1 4.8 1.2 1.1 3.1 1.3 4.1
Oppland 1.1 1.0 3.1 1.6 3.8 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.2 3.1
Buskerud 1.4 1.1 3.9 1.5 4.8 1.1 0.8 3.0 1.0 3.8
Vestfold 1.4 1.2 3.5 1.1 4.7 1.2 1.1 2.8 1.4 3.4
Telemark 1.6 1.4 4.2 1.9 5.2 1.2 1.1 3.3 1.0 4.2
Aust-Agder 1.5 1.4 3.9 2.5 4.8 1.2 1.1 2.7 2.0 3.1
Vest-Agder 1.5 1.3 4.2 2.1 5.0 1.0 0.8 2.8 1.4 3.3
Rogaland 1.1 0.9 3.0 1.2 3.9 0.8 0.6 2.0 0.9 2.5
Hordaland 1.5 1.4 3.6 1.6 4.4 1.1 0.9 2.4 1.2 2.8
Sogn og Fjordane 1.0 0.9 2.8 1.4 3.6 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.0 2.6
Møre og Romsdal 1.1 1.0 3.2 1.6 3.9 0.8 0.8 2.1 1.0 2.6
Sør-Trøndelag 1.6 1.5 3.7 1.9 4.4 1.4 1.2 3.1 1.4 3.8
Nord-Trøndelag 1.5 1.4 3.3 2.3 3.8 1.4 1.3 3.1 1.7 3.7
Nordland 1.8 1.7 4.0 2.4 4.7 1.4 1.3 3.4 1.6 4.3
Troms Romsa 1.5 1.5 2.4 1.1 3.3 1.2 1.1 2.2 1.3 2.9
Finnmark Finnmárku 2.6 2.5 5.4 4.1 6.3 2.0 1.9 3.8 3.1 4.3
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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