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 May 2007 and 2008
  May2007 May2008
  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 11 984 7 464 4 520  217 4 303 13 003 7 839 5 164  274 4 890
                     
Østfold  961  605  356 18  338  939  564  375 22  353
Akershus  815  416  399 13  386 1 180  625  555 34  521
Oslo 1 722  582 1 140 31 1 109 2 270  732 1 538 53 1 485
Hedmark  427  324  103 12 91  442  325  117 9  108
Oppland  324  244 80 4 76  405  298  107 6  101
Buskerud  701  392  309 13  296  872  511  361 9  352
Vestfold  567  397  170 7  163  695  478  217 14  203
Telemark  410  225  185 12  173  581  342  239 12  227
Aust-Agder  255  170 85 6 79  257  159 98 8 90
Vest-Agder  488  317  171 11  160  467  300  167 5  162
Rogaland  887  510  377 20  357  641  377  264 15  249
Hordaland 1 141  747  394 16  378 1 039  667  372 21  351
Sogn og Fjordane  145  105 40 1 39  219  144 75 4 71
Møre og Romsdal  602  474  128 8  120  511  391  120 11  109
Sør-Trøndelag  760  535  225 10  215  755  541  214 16  198
Nord-Trøndelag  286  218 68 4 64  341  259 82 4 78
Nordland  758  637  121 11  110  675  542  133 14  119
Troms Romsa  390  288  102 10 92  433  352 81 7 74
Finnmark Finnmárku  344  277 67 10 57  281  232 49 10 39
                     
          Per cent
The whole country 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 1.9
                     
Østfold 0.5 0.3 2.1 0.4 2.7 0.5 0.3 2.0 0.5 2.4
Akershus 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.8
Hedmark 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.1
Oppland 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 1.9
Buskerud 0.4 0.2 1.7 0.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.2 2.4
Vestfold 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.2 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0
Telemark 0.3 0.2 2.2 0.5 2.9 0.5 0.3 2.6 0.5 3.4
Aust-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.8 0.3 2.6 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.4 2.4
Vest-Agder 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.2 2.0
Rogaland 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.1
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.2 2.2 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 1.8
Sogn og Fjordane 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.3 2.4
Møre og Romsdal 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5
Sør-Trøndelag 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.3 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.4 1.8
Nord-Trøndelag 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.4 2.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.4 2.6
Nordland 0.5 0.4 1.7 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.6 2.2
Troms Romsa 0.3 0.3 1.6 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.2 1.8
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.7 0.6 1.8 0.7 2.7 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.6 1.5
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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