Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. By the end of August 2007 and 2008. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force
  August 2007 August 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
  Absolute figures Per cent Absolute figures Per cent
Total 48 886 14 680 34 206 2.0 2.8 1.8 44 364 13 740 30 624 1.8 2.5 1.6
                         
Non-immigrant population 37 184 11 546 25 638 1.7 2.5 1.5 32 815 10 598 22 217 1.5 2.2 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  332  257 75 2.9 3.1 2.5  355  263 92 2.7 2.8 2.6
Group 11 51 20 31 1.8 2.3 1.6 46 18 28 1.6 1.9 1.4
Group 22  281  237 44 3.3 3.1 4.0  309  245 64 3.1 2.9 4.3
                         
Immigrants total 11 370 2 877 8 493 5.5 6.0 5.4 11 194 2 879 8 315 4.7 5.1 4.6
Group 11 1 895  324 1 571 2.2 2.0 2.2 2 273  425 1 848 2.1 1.9 2.1
Group 22 9 475 2 553 6 922 8.1 8.0 8.1 8 921 2 454 6 467 7.0 7.1 6.9
                         
Males total 23 619 7 524 16 095 1.8 2.7 1.6 22 637 7 566 15 071 1.7 2.6 1.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 17 808 5 976 11 832 1.5 2.4 1.3 16 746 5 916 10 830 1.4 2.4 1.2
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  160  129 31 2.6 2.9 1.8  195  149 46 2.8 3.0 2.4
Group 11 19 10 9 1.2 2.0 0.9 24 10 14 1.5 1.9 1.3
Group 22  141  119 22 3.0 3.0 3.5  171  139 32 3.2 3.1 3.8
                         
Immigrants total 5 651 1 419 4 232 4.9 5.5 4.8 5 696 1 501 4 195 4.2 4.8 4.0
Group 11  909  135  774 1.8 1.5 1.8 1 256  207 1 049 1.8 1.6 1.9
Group 22 4 742 1 284 3 458 7.5 7.5 7.4 4 440 1 294 3 146 6.5 7.0 6.3
                         
Females total 25 267 7 156 18 111 2.2 2.9 2.0 21 727 6 174 15 553 1.8 2.4 1.7
                         
Non-immigrant population 19 376 5 570 13 806 1.8 2.5 1.7 16 069 4 682 11 387 1.5 2.0 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  172  128 44 3.3 3.3 3.3  160  114 46 2.6 2.5 2.9
Group 11 32 10 22 2.5 2.5 2.5 22 8 14 1.6 1.9 1.5
Group 22  140  118 22 3.5 3.3 4.7  138  106 32 2.9 2.6 5.2
                         
Immigrants total 5 719 1 458 4 261 6.3 6.6 6.2 5 498 1 378 4 120 5.4 5.4 5.3
Group 11  986  189  797 2.7 2.6 2.7 1 017  218  799 2.4 2.4 2.4
Group 22 4 733 1 269 3 464 8.8 8.5 8.9 4 481 1 160 3 321 7.4 7.1 7.6
1  EU/EFTA-countries, North - America, Australia and New Zealand.
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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