Statistics Norway

Employment and unemployment among short term immigrants

1 Employed persons aged 15-74 years, by region of birth. 4th quarter 2007 and changes from 4th quarter 2004 to 4th quarter 20071
Region of birth Employed person registered as resident Wage earners not registered as resident2
4th quarter 2007 Thereof: 4th quarter 2007 Change from Q4 2004 to Q4 2005 Change from Q4 2005 to Q4 2006 Change from Q4 2006 to Q4 2007
Immigration between Q4 20043 and Q4 2005 Immigration between Q4 2005 and Q4 2006 Immigration between Q4 2006 and Q4 2007
Total 2 484 000 9 031 13 209 24 508 64 297 5 912 17 455 8 954
                 
Norway 2 270 886 8 17 37 4 403 -17  191  200
The Nordic countries else 35 328 1 965 2 226 3 137 24 184 1 059 4 553 3 966
Western Europe else 27 215 1 574 2 244 3 586 7 934 -382 2 328  691
EU-countries in Eastern Europe 30 592 2 671 5 568 12 458 23 405 4 655 9 639 4 536
Of which:                
Poland 20 860 1 922 4 170 9 443 15 072 2 946 7 326 1 926
Lithuania 3 301  385  659 1 493 4 777 1 099 1 413 1 269
Other countries  119 979 2 813 3 154 5 290 4 371  597  744 -439
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 and non-residents in Norway who come from countries outside the EU and work on a Norwegian ship abroad, are not included in the statistics.
3  Aged 16-74 years.

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