Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2007 and 2008
Immigrant background Region May 2007 May 2008
Total 16-29 years 30 years and more Total 16-29 years 30 years and more Total 16-29 years 30 years and more Total 16-29 years 30 years and more
  Absolutte tall Per cent Absolutte tall Per cent
Total 42 357 12 281 30 076 1.7 2.5 1.5 36 943 10 943 26 000 1.5 2.1 1.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 32 048 9 522 22 526 1.4 2.2 1.3 27 273 8 413 18 860 1.2 1.9 1.0
                         
Descendants1, total  304  237 67 2.8 3.1 2.2  282  211 71 2.2 2.3 2.0
Western-countries2 36 18 18 1.7 2.8 1.2 40 22 18 1.8 3.3 1.1
Non-western countries3  268  219 49 3.1 3.1 3.2  242  189 53 2.4 2.3 2.8
                         
First generation immigrants total 10 005 2 522 7 483 5.0 5.7 4.8 9 388 2 319 7 069 4.0 4.4 3.9
Western-countries2 1 187  175 1 012 1.8 1.9 1.8 1 156  148 1 008 1.6 1.4 1.7
Non-western countries3 8 818 2 347 6 471 6.5 6.7 6.5 8 232 2 171 6 061 5.1 5.1 5.0
                         
Males total 22 059 6 654 15 405 1.7 2.6 1.5 20 272 6 407 13 865 1.5 2.4 1.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 16 635 5 223 11 412 1.4 2.2 1.2 14 966 5 015 9 951 1.3 2.1 1.1
                         
Descendants1, total  151  119 32 2.6 2.9 1.9  160  126 34 2.4 2.6 1.7
Western-countries2 18 9 9 1.5 2.6 1.1 25 17 8 2.0 4.3 0.9
Non-western countries3  133  110 23 2.9 2.9 2.6  135  109 26 2.5 2.5 2.4
                         
First generation immigrants total 5 273 1 312 3 961 4.7 5.5 4.5 5 146 1 266 3 880 3.9 4.3 3.7
Western-countries2  690 89  601 1.9 1.9 1.9  677 68  609 1.7 1.2 1.8
Non-western countries3 4 583 1 223 3 360 6.1 6.4 6.0 4 469 1 198 3 271 4.8 5.0 4.7
                         
Females total 20 298 5 627 14 671 1.8 2.4 1.6 16 671 4 536 12 135 1.4 1.9 1.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 15 413 4 299 11 114 1.5 2.1 1.3 12 307 3 398 8 909 1.1 1.6 1.0
                         
Descendants1, total  153  118 35 3.1 3.3 2.6  122 85 37 2.1 2.0 2.4
Western-countries2 18 9 9 1.8 3.1 1.3 15 5 10 1.5 1.8 1.3
Non-western countries3  135  109 26 3.4 3.3 4.0  107 80 27 2.2 2.0 3.3
                         
First generation immigrants total 4 732 1 210 3 522 5.3 5.9 5.1 4 242 1 053 3 189 4.2 4.4 4.2
Western-countries2  497 86  411 1.7 2.0 1.7  479 80  399 1.6 1.6 1.6
Non-western countries3 4 235 1 124 3 111 7.0 7.0 7.0 3 763  973 2 790 5.4 5.2 5.5
1  Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
2  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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