Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

6   Employed immigrants aged 16-74 years by region of birth and selected industries. Q4 2003. Per cent
No. Industry Employed total Employed by region of birth
First generation immigrants Norwegian born by foreign born parents1
Total Western1 Non-Western2 Total Western2 Non-Western3
0-9 Total incl. not provided  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
               
01-05 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING 3.8 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.9
               
11 EXTRACTION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 1.3 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2
               
10,12-37 MANUFACTURING AND MINING 12.1 12.0 10.7 12.9 7.5 8.9 7.0
Of which              
15-16 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 2.4 4.1 2.4 5.2 2.1 1.1 2.4
27-28 Manufacture of metals and metal products 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.4
34-35 Manufacture of vehicles and transport equipment 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.2 0.4 1.1 0.2
               
40-41 ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLY 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
               
45 CONSTRUCTION 6.6 4.2 6.5 2.8 3.6 5.2 3.0
               
50-55 SALE, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 18.5 21.8 17.4 24.6 35.9 22.7 40.9
Of which              
51 Wholesale and comission trade 4.7 3.7 4.6 3.1 4.2 6.0 3.5
52 Retail trade and repair of personal and household goods 8.0 6.6 5.5 7.4 19.2 8.9 23.2
55 Hotels and restaurants 3.4 10.0 6.0 12.6 9.0 4.9 10.6
               
60-64 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION 7.0 6.5 5.2 7.4 10.0 7.6 10.9
               
65-67 FINANCE AND INSURANCE 2.0 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.1
               
70-74 REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSNIESS ACTIVITES 10.0 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.2 15.1 12.4
Of which              
74.7 Industrial cleaning 0.8 4.3 1.0 6.6 1.9 1.2 2.1
               
75-99 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES 37.5 37.5 40.5 35.4 26.4 35.8 22.7
Of which              
75 Public administration, defense and compulsory social security 7.4 4.6 3.8 5.1 6.0 6.2 5.9
80 Education 7.8 7.2 9.2 6.0 3.8 6.7 2.6
85 Health and social work 18.3 21.3 22.3 20.6 12.8 17.8 10.8
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 1.6 1.8 2.6 1.2 1.7 3.0 1.2
Industry not provided 0.6 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.9 0.7
1  By mothers native country.
2  Nordic countries, Western-Europe else and North-America and Oceania.
3  Eastern-Europe, Asia, Africa and South- and Central-America.

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