Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes), 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
  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 12 749 8 195 4 554  246 4 308 11 763 6 965 4 798  216 4 582
                     
Østfold  998  658  340 29  311  715  434  281 12  269
Akershus  797  447  350 22  328 1 122  616  506 25  481
Oslo 1 710  570 1 140 32 1 108 1 879  544 1 335 35 1 300
Hedmark  369  294 75 6 69  402  306 96 6 90
Oppland  423  325 98 5 93  405  292  113 7  106
Buskerud  886  541  345 22  323  690  358  332 11  321
Vestfold  860  627  233 12  221  525  363  162 6  156
Telemark  534  317  217 7  210  567  328  239 6  233
Aust-Agder  247  165 82 3 79  301  182  119 8  111
Vest-Agder  452  267  185 13  172  488  287  201 16  185
Rogaland  916  543  373 18  355  685  381  304 14  290
Hordaland 1 039  670  369 16  353 1 019  640  379 10  369
Sogn og Fjordane  237  181 56 4 52  179  126 53 1 52
Møre og Romsdal  655  523  132 9  123  611  470  141 13  128
Sør-Trøndelag  692  503  189 14  175  647  444  203 10  193
Nord-Trøndelag  319  248 71 5 66  260  185 75 2 73
Nordland  820  680  140 13  127  678  544  134 13  121
Troms Romsa  539  425  114 9  105  350  275 75 10 65
Finnmark Finnmárku  256  211 45 7 38  240  190 50 11 39
                     
          Per cent
The whole country 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.9
                     
Østfold 0.5 0.4 2.1 0.7 2.6 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.0
Akershus 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.7
Hedmark 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.9
Oppland 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.3 2.2
Buskerud 0.5 0.3 2.0 0.5 2.7 0.4 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.3
Vestfold 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 2.8 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.7
Telemark 0.4 0.3 2.7 0.3 3.7 0.5 0.3 2.7 0.2 3.7
Aust-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 2.3 0.4 3.3
Vest-Agder 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.4
Rogaland 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.5
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.1 2.0
Sogn og Fjordane 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.1 2.0
Møre og Romsdal 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.4 1.9
Sør-Trøndelag 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.9
Nord-Trøndelag 0.4 0.3 2.2 0.5 3.1 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.2 2.8
Nordland 0.5 0.4 2.0 0.6 2.7 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.5 2.4
Troms Romsa 0.5 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.9 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.7
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.5 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.7 1.7
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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