Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

6   Employed aged 15-74 years by selected industries, immigrant background and region of birth. Q4 2006. Per cent
  Employed total population Employed by region of birth
  First generation immigrants Norwegian born by foreign born parents1
  Total Western2 Non-Western3 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 3.4 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.5
               
11 EXTRACTION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 1.4 1.1 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.3
               
10,12-37 MANUFACTURING AND MINING 11.5 11.0 10.1 11.5 5.9 8.8 5.1
Thereof              
15-16 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 2.1 3.4 1.7 4.3 1.6 1.0 1.8
27-28 Manufacture of metals and metal products 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.5
34-35 Manufacture of vehicles and transport equipment 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.4 0.5 1.0 0.4
               
40-41 ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLY 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
               
45 CONSTRUCTION 7.0 6.1 7.5 5.3 3.9 6.6 3.1
               
50-55 SALE, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 18.2 20.8 17.0 22.8 35.3 22.8 38.7
Thereof              
51 Wholesale and comission trade 4.5 3.3 4.4 2.8 3.8 6.2 3.2
52 Retail trade and repair of personal and household goods 8.1 6.7 5.5 7.3 19.3 9.0 22.1
55 Hotels and restaurants 3.2 9.3 5.8 11.1 9.1 4.6 10.2
               
60-64 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION 6.7 6.8 5.0 7.8 10.6 6.7 11.6
               
65-67 FINANCE AND INSURANCE 1.9 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.4 2.0 1.3
               
70-74 REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSNIESS ACTIVITES 10.2 11.1 13.7 9.8 13.9 14.2 13.8
Thereof              
74.7 Industrial cleaning 0.8 4.4 0.8 6.2 1.5 1.0 1.6
               
75-99 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES 37.6 35.4 39.3 33.4 25.6 34.7 23.2
Thereof              
75 Public administration, defense and compulsory social security 6.4 3.7 2.9 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.3
80 Education 7.8 6.7 9.4 5.3 3.6 7.1 2.7
85 Health and social work 19.3 20.9 21.7 20.4 13.6 16.7 12.8
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 1.8 1.8 2.9 1.2 1.7 3.2 1.3
               
Industry not provided 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.5
1  By mothers native country.
2  The Nordic countries, Western Europe else and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South and Central America.

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