Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2008 and 2009. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 15 to 74 years
  February 2008 February 2009
  Total Males Females Total Males Females
Participants, total 11 550 5 748 5 802 13 809 7 085 6 724
             
Non-immigrant population1 7 072 3 885 3 187 8 578 4 922 3 656
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 4 478 1 863 2 615 5 231 2 163 3 068
The Nordic countries 96 45 51  121 67 54
Western Europe else  108 56 52  172 76 96
EU countries in Eastern Europe  147 24  123  258 70  188
Eastern Europe else  674  225  449  741  268  473
North America and Oceania 23 8 15 28 14 14
Asia2 2 124  796 1 328 2 371  913 1 458
Africa 1 145  660  485 1 336  691  645
South and Central America  161 49  112  204 64  140
             
      Per cent
Participants, total 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
             
Non-immigrant population1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.7
The Nordic countries 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Western Europe else 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5
EU countries in Eastern Europe 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9
Eastern Europe else 1.7 1.3 2.1 1.8 1.5 2.1
North America and Oceania 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Asia2 1.8 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.5 2.2
Africa 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.5
South and Central America 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.7
1  Non-residents included, 83 (2008) and 86 (2009).
2  Turkey is included.

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