Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. By the end of November 2007 and 2008. Absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force
  November 2007 November 2008
  Total 15-29 years 30 years
and more		 Total 15-29 years 30 years
and more		 Total 15-29 years 30 years
and more		 Total 15-29 years 30 years
and more
  Absolute figures Per cent Absolute figures Per cent
Total 38 434 11 806 26 628 1.6 2.2 1.4 45 180 15 028 30 152 1.8 2.7 1.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 28 948 9 175 19 773 1.3 1.9 1.1 33 067 11 609 21 458 1.5 2.4 1.2
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  290  220 70 2.4 2.5 2.3  385  294 91 2.9 3.0 2.6
Group 11 44 14 30 1.5 1.6 1.5 41 14 27 1.4 1.5 1.3
Group 22  246  206 40 2.7 2.6 3.6  344  280 64 3.3 3.2 4.4
                         
Immigrants, total 9 196 2 411 6 785 4.3 4.6 4.2 11 728 3 125 8 603 4.8 5.2 4.7
Group 11 1 652  303 1 349 1.7 1.6 1.8 3 190  653 2 537 2.8 2.7 2.8
Group 22 7 544 2 108 5 436 6.3 6.2 6.3 8 538 2 472 6 066 6.6 6.9 6.4
                         
Males, total 20 624 6 513 14 111 1.6 2.3 1.4 26 585 9 234 17 351 2.0 3.2 1.7
                         
Non-immigrant population 15 565 5 144 10 421 1.3 2.0 1.1 19 368 7 220 12 148 1.6 2.8 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  138  107 31 2.2 2.3 1.8  232  183 49 3.3 3.6 2.6
Group 11 18 5 13 1.2 1.0 1.2 25 9 16 1.6 1.7 1.5
Group 22  120  102 18 2.5 2.4 2.8  207  174 33 3.8 3.8 3.9
                         
Immigrants, total 4 921 1 262 3 659 4.0 4.4 3.9 6 985 1 831 5 154 5.0 5.5 4.8
Group 11  877  143  734 1.5 1.3 1.6 2 225  415 1 810 3.1 2.9 3.2
Group 22 4 044 1 119 2 925 6.3 6.2 6.3 4 760 1 416 3 344 6.9 7.5 6.7
                         
Females, total 17 810 5 293 12 517 1.5 2.1 1.4 18 595 5 794 12 801 1.6 2.2 1.4
                         
Non-immigrant population 13 383 4 031 9 352 1.3 1.8 1.1 13 699 4 389 9 310 1.3 1.9 1.1
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  152  113 39 2.8 2.8 2.9  153  111 42 2.5 2.4 2.7
Group 11 26 9 17 2.0 2.2 1.9 16 5 11 1.2 1.2 1.2
Group 22  126  104 22 3.0 2.8 4.6  137  106 31 2.8 2.5 5.0
                         
Immigrants, total 4 275 1 149 3 126 4.6 4.8 4.5 4 743 1 294 3 449 4.5 4.8 4.4
Group 11  775  160  615 2.0 2.0 2.0  965  238  727 2.2 2.4 2.1
Group 22 3 500  989 2 511 6.4 6.3 6.4 3 778 1 056 2 722 6.2 6.2 6.1
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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