Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. By the end of February 2008 and 2009. Absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force
  February 2008 February 2009
  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 41 993 12 834 29 159 1.7 2.5 1.5 67 446 22 019 45 427 2.6 4.2 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 31 635 10 111 21 524 1.4 2.2 1.2 49 829 17 426 32 403 2.2 3.8 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  316  224 92 2.6 2.5 2.6  560  405  155 4.1 4.2 3.8
Country group 11 47 21 26 1.6 2.4 1.3 80 32 48 2.6 3.4 2.2
Country group 22  269  203 66 2.8 2.5 4.4  480  373  107 4.5 4.2 5.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 10 042 2 499 7 543 4.4 4.9 4.2 17 057 4 188 12 869 6.6 7.3 6.4
Country group 11 2 002  385 1 617 1.9 2.0 1.9 6 144 1 251 4 893 5.0 5.4 4.9
Country group 22 8 040 2 114 5 926 6.4 6.6 6.4 10 913 2 937 7 976 8.0 8.6 7.8
                         
Males, total 23 649 7 667 15 982 1.8 2.8 1.5 43 664 15 008 28 656 3.2 5.4 2.6
                         
Non-immigrant population 17 923 6 170 11 753 1.5 2.6 1.2 32 280 12 082 20 198 2.7 5.0 2.1
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  169  127 42 2.5 2.7 2.2  344  262 82 4.6 5.1 3.7
Country group 11 22 11 11 1.4 2.2 1.0 52 22 30 3.1 4.2 2.6
Country group 22  147  116 31 2.9 2.8 3.6  292  240 52 5.1 5.2 4.8
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 5 557 1 370 4 187 4.3 4.9 4.1 11 040 2 664 8 376 7.4 8.4 7.2
Country group 11 1 174  205  969 1.9 1.9 1.9 4 738  876 3 862 6.2 6.5 6.2
Country group 22 4 383 1 165 3 218 6.5 6.8 6.5 6 302 1 788 4 514 8.7 9.8 8.3
                         
Females, total 18 344 5 167 13 177 1.6 2.1 1.4 23 782 7 011 16 771 1.9 2.8 1.7
                         
Non-immigrant population 13 712 3 941 9 771 1.3 1.8 1.1 17 549 5 344 12 205 1.6 2.4 1.4
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  147 97 50 2.6 2.3 3.2  216  143 73 3.4 3.1 4.0
Country group 11 25 10 15 1.9 2.7 1.6 28 10 18 2.0 2.4 1.8
Country group 22  122 87 35 2.8 2.3 5.6  188  133 55 3.8 3.2 6.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 4 485 1 129 3 356 4.5 4.9 4.4 6 017 1 524 4 493 5.4 5.9 5.2
Country group 11  828  180  648 2.0 2.2 2.0 1 406  375 1 031 3.0 3.8 2.7
Country group 22 3 657  949 2 708 6.3 6.3 6.3 4 611 1 149 3 462 7.1 7.2 7.1
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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