Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. By the end of November 2007 and 2008. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years in each group
  November 2007 November 2008
  Participants, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants, total Group 11 Group 22 Participants, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants, total Group 11 Group 22
The whole country 11 763 6 966 4 797  363 4 434 13 128 7 794 5 334  515 4 819
                     
Østfold  715  434  281 23  258  915  533  382 32  350
Akershus 1 122  616  506 45  461 1 200  646  554 53  501
Oslo 1 879  544 1 335 56 1 279 2 424  754 1 670 89 1 581
Hedmark  402  306 96 8 88  534  427  107 19 88
Oppland  405  292  113 10  103  401  292  109 10 99
Buskerud  690  358  332 27  305  716  409  307 21  286
Vestfold  525  363  162 11  151  679  476  203 22  181
Telemark  567  328  239 15  224  480  274  206 18  188
Aust-Agder  301  182  119 13  106  342  209  133 16  117
Vest-Agder  488  287  201 23  178  430  284  146 14  132
Rogaland  685  381  304 22  282  705  399  306 45  261
Hordaland 1 019  640  379 18  361 1 179  768  411 59  352
Sogn og Fjordane  179  126 53 6 47  157  119 38 4 34
Møre og Romsdal  611  471  140 19  121  511  387  124 23  101
Sør-Trøndelag  647  444  203 22  181  813  530  283 44  239
Nord-Trøndelag  260  185 75 6 69  295  223 72 5 67
Nordland  678  544  134 14  120  625  471  154 20  134
Troms Romsa  350  275 75 12 63  486  394 92 13 79
Finnmark Finnmárku  240  190 50 13 37  235  199 36 8 28
                     
  Per cent
The whole country 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 2.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.3 2.2
                     
Østfold 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.3 2.2 0.5 0.3 1.9 0.4 2.8
Akershus 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 2.0
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.6 0.3 2.2
Hedmark 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.1
Oppland 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.3 2.6 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.3 2.4
Buskerud 0.4 0.2 1.7 0.4 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.3
Vestfold 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.3 2.3
Telemark 0.5 0.3 2.7 0.4 4.1 0.4 0.2 2.1 0.5 3.2
Aust-Agder 0.4 0.3 2.2 0.5 3.7 0.4 0.3 2.2 0.5 3.8
Vest-Agder 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.6 2.6 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.8
Rogaland 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.3 1.6
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.4 2.2
Sogn og Fjordane 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.3 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.6
Møre og Romsdal 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.4 2.4 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.4 1.9
Sør-Trøndelag 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.6 2.7
Nord-Trøndelag 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.3 3.5 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.2 3.2
Nordland 0.4 0.3 1.7 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.5 2.8
Troms Romsa 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.9 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.3 2.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.4 1.3
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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