Statistics Norway

Employment and unemployment among short term immigrants

1   Employed persons aged 15-74 years, by region of birth. 4th quarter 2006 and changes from 4th quarter 2003 to 4th quarter 20061
Region of birth Employed person registered as resident Wage earners not registered as resident2
4th quarter 2006 Thereof: 4th quarter 2006 Change from Q4 2003 to Q4 2004 Change from Q4 2004 to Q4 2005 Change from Q4 2005 to Q4 2006
Immigration between Q4 2003 and Q4 20043 Immigration between Q4 2004 and Q4 2005 Immigration between Q4 2005 and Q4 2006
Total 2 389 000 7 290 9 031 13 012 55 343 5 721 5 912 17 455
                 
Norway 2 207 556 10 8 17 4 203 41 -17  191
The Nordic countries4 33 497 1 875 1 965 2 202 20 218  836 1 059 4 553
Old EU countries5 23 311 1 414 1 545 2 174 7 205 1 094 -395 2 321
New EU countries6 16 249 1 304 2 569 5 349 18 496 3 098 4 632 9 407
Of which:                
Poland 11 274  815 1 922 4 095 13 146 2 035 2 946 7 326
Lithuania 1 848  258  385  645 3 508  736 1 099 1 413
Other countries  108 387 2 687 2 944 3 270 5 221  652  633  983
1  The table does not denote net immigration in employed persons registered as resident. The table denotes net changes in wage earners not registered as resident.
2  Self employed persons are not included.
3  Aged 16-74 years.
4  The Nordic countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Faeroe Island, Greenland and Iceland.
5  Old EU countries: Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany and Austria.
6  New EU-countries: Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, The Czech Republic, Malta and Cypros.

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