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 persons aged 15 to 74 years. By the end of November 2008 and 2009
  November 2008 November 2009
  Total Males Females Total Males Females
Participants, total 13 128 6 625 6 503 21 718 11 500 10 218
             
Non-immigrant population1 7 808 4 421 3 387 13 575 8 054 5 521
             
Immigrants, total 5 320 2 204 3 116 8 143 3 446 4 697
The Nordic countries  113 64 49  244  135  109
Western Europe else  144 67 77  302  167  135
EU countries in Eastern Europe  221 52  169  841  409  432
Eastern Europe else  764  259  505  983  348  635
North America and Oceania 21 7 14 46 27 19
Asia2 2 459  966 1 493 3 463 1 286 2 177
Africa 1 377  718  659 1 922  971  951
South and Central America  221 71  150  342  103  239
             
  Per cent
Participants, total 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6
             
Non-immigrant population1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4
             
Immigrants, total 1.4 1.1 1.7 2.0 1.6 2.4
The Nordic countries 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4
Western Europe else 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7
EU countries in Eastern Europe 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.8
Eastern Europe else 1.9 1.4 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.7
North America and Oceania 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4
Asia2 2.0 1.6 2.3 2.6 2.1 3.1
Africa 3.5 3.3 3.7 4.5 4.2 4.8
South and Central America 1.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 1.7 2.8
1  Non-residents included, 83 (2008) and 171 (2009).
2  Turkey is included.

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