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 February 2008 and 2009. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 15 to 74 years in each group
  February 2008 February 2009
  Participants, total Non-immigrant
population		 Immigrants registered
as residents, total		 Country group 11 Country group 22 Participants, total Non-immigrant
population		 Immigrants registered
as residents, total		 Country group 11 Country group 22
The whole country 11 550 7 072 4 478  375 4 103 13 809 8 578 5 231  578 4 653
                     
Østfold  698  443  255 17  238  975  574  401 39  362
Akershus 1 081  603  478 41  437 1 389  797  592 71  521
Oslo 1 873  613 1 260 67 1 193 2 316  768 1 548  101 1 447
Hedmark  396  312 84 13 71  540  449 91 23 68
Oppland  349  257 92 10 82  472  351  121 13  108
Buskerud  635  337  298 21  277  761  464  297 26  271
Vestfold  574  417  157 11  146  692  496  196 26  170
Telemark  598  344  254 11  243  491  297  194 20  174
Aust-Agder  268  175 93 13 80  411  255  156 27  129
Vest-Agder  394  234  160 18  142  511  328  183 27  156
Rogaland  587  339  248 23  225  714  426  288 32  256
Hordaland  943  549  394 25  369 1 123  722  401 50  351
Sogn og Fjordane  221  164 57 7 50  170  128 42 7 35
Møre og Romsdal  573  443  130 23  107  575  431  144 25  119
Sør-Trøndelag  712  507  205 33  172  872  613  259 43  216
Nord-Trøndelag  350  258 92 6 86  354  298 56 5 51
Nordland  650  535  115 16 99  694  549  145 26  119
Troms Romsa  416  348 68 8 60  425  353 72 9 63
Finnmark Finnmárku  232  194 38 12 26  249  206 43 8 35
Uoppgitt - - - - - 75 73 2 - 2
                     
  Per cent
The whole country 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.4 2.1
                     
Østfold 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.9 0.5 2.8
Akershus 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.3 2.0
Oslo 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.4 0.3 2.0
Hedmark 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.6 1.6
Oppland 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.3 2.5
Buskerud 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.3 2.4 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.3 2.1
Vestfold 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.2 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 2.1
Telemark 0.5 0.3 2.8 0.3 4.4 0.4 0.3 2.0 0.5 2.9
Aust-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.7 0.5 2.8 0.5 0.3 2.5 0.9 4.1
Vest-Agder 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.4 2.1 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.6 2.1
Rogaland 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.5
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.2 2.5 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.4 2.2
Sogn og Fjordane 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.6
Møre og Romsdal 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.4 2.2
Sør-Trøndelag 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.5 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.6 2.3
Nord-Trøndelag 0.4 0.3 2.3 0.3 4.2 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.2 2.3
Nordland 0.4 0.3 1.5 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.7 2.3
Troms Romsa 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.2 1.6
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.5
Uoppgitt - - - - - - - - - -
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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