Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

4 Registered unemployed, by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. By the end of August 2007 and 2008. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years1 in each group
  August 2007 August 2008
  Registered unemployed, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants, total Group 12 Group 23 Registered unemployed, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants, total Group 12 Group 23
The whole country 48 886 37 516 11 370 1 895 9 475 44 364 33 170 11 194 2 273 8 921
                     
Østfold 2 726 1 946  780  116  664 2 674 1 858  816  127  689
Akershus 4 041 3 028 1 013  210  803 3 608 2 502 1 106  243  863
Oslo 7 897 4 247 3 650  429 3 221 7 183 3 598 3 585  550 3 035
Hedmark 1 999 1 717  282 61  221 1 831 1 550  281 57  224
Oppland 1 271 1 077  194 37  157 1 255 1 039  216 53  163
Buskerud 2 501 1 756  745 83  662 2 123 1 528  595 94  501
Vestfold 2 343 1 938  405 82  323 2 197 1 770  427  109  318
Telemark 1 974 1 573  401 49  352 1 725 1 357  368 66  302
Aust-Agder 1 046  877  169 36  133 1 063  868  195 58  137
Vest-Agder 1 645 1 274  371 71  300 1 431 1 068  363 72  291
Rogaland 2 744 2 067  677  141  536 2 440 1 765  675  150  525
Hordaland 4 633 3 818  815  152  663 3 923 3 174  749  175  574
Sogn og Fjordane  756  608  148 21  127  677  523  154 28  126
Møre og Romsdal 2 068 1 756  312 69  243 1 885 1 567  318 81  237
Sør-Trøndelag 3 473 2 931  542  112  430 3 099 2 601  498  135  363
Nord-Trøndelag 1 456 1 309  147 31  116 1 460 1 295  165 35  130
Nordland 3 099 2 772  327 71  256 2 784 2 468  316 79  237
Troms Romsa 1 835 1 640  195 50  145 1 637 1 450  187 76  111
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 379 1 182  197 74  123 1 366 1 189  177 83 94
                     
  Per cent
The whole country 1.4 1.2 3.6 1.5 4.8 1.3 1.1 3.1 1.5 4.2
                     
Østfold 1.4 1.1 4.5 1.8 6.0 1.4 1.1 4.2 1.7 5.8
Akershus 1.1 0.9 2.5 1.1 3.5 1.0 0.8 2.4 1.1 3.5
Oslo 1.9 1.3 3.9 1.6 4.8 1.7 1.1 3.4 1.7 4.3
Hedmark 1.5 1.3 4.0 1.9 5.7 1.3 1.2 3.6 1.5 5.5
Oppland 1.0 0.9 2.9 1.3 4.1 0.9 0.8 2.9 1.5 4.0
Buskerud 1.4 1.1 4.1 1.2 5.9 1.2 0.9 2.9 1.1 4.2
Vestfold 1.4 1.3 3.1 1.4 4.5 1.3 1.2 2.9 1.6 4.1
Telemark 1.6 1.4 4.7 1.5 6.6 1.4 1.2 4.0 1.8 5.4
Aust-Agder 1.4 1.2 3.4 1.6 4.9 1.4 1.2 3.4 2.0 4.6
Vest-Agder 1.4 1.2 3.6 1.9 4.5 1.2 1.0 3.2 1.6 4.2
Rogaland 0.9 0.8 2.5 1.1 3.7 0.8 0.7 2.1 0.9 3.3
Hordaland 1.4 1.3 3.4 1.5 4.7 1.2 1.0 2.7 1.4 3.8
Sogn og Fjordane 1.0 0.9 3.9 1.1 6.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 1.2 6.2
Møre og Romsdal 1.2 1.1 3.5 1.7 5.0 1.1 0.9 3.0 1.5 4.6
Sør-Trøndelag 1.7 1.5 4.0 2.0 5.4 1.5 1.4 3.2 2.0 4.1
Nord-Trøndelag 1.6 1.5 4.2 1.9 6.2 1.6 1.5 4.0 1.7 6.4
Nordland 1.8 1.7 4.5 2.3 6.1 1.6 1.5 3.9 2.3 5.2
Troms Romsa 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.6 4.5 1.4 1.4 2.7 2.1 3.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 2.6 2.4 5.4 4.5 6.2 2.6 2.4 4.2 4.1 4.3
1  Note that persons used as numerator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
2  Group 1 :EU/EFTA-countries, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
3  Group 2: Eastern Europe outside the EU, Asia(Turkey incl.), Africa, South and Central America and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand.

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