Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the population aged 15 to 74 years. By the end of May 2008 and 2009
  May 2008 May 2009
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 13 003 6 554 6 449 17 872 9 580 8 292
             
Non-immigrant population1 7 848 4 375 3 473 11 424 6 799 4 625
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 5 155 2 179 2 976 6 448 2 781 3 667
The Nordic countries  114 45 69  167  100 67
Western Europe else  128 62 66  234  104  130
EU countries in Eastern Europe  192 34  158  424  167  257
Eastern Europe else  733  251  482  833  311  522
North America and Oceania 26 8 18 34 19 15
Asia2 2 403  936 1 467 2 840 1 094 1 746
Africa 1 348  778  570 1 626  878  748
South and Central America  211 65  146  290  108  182
             
      Per cent
Participants, total 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
             
Non-immigrant population1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.9
The Nordic countries 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Western Europe else 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.7
EU countries in Eastern Europe 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.2
Eastern Europe else 1.8 1.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.2
North America and Oceania 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Asia2 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.6
Africa 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.9 3.9 4.0
South and Central America 1.6 1.1 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.2
1  Non-residents included, 112 (2008) and 114 (2009).
2  Turkey is included.

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