Table 6 Disbursements of unemployment benefits by county. 2002 and 2003. Total and average amount

6	Disbursements of unemployment benefits by county¹. 2002 and 2003. Total and average amount

County	Number of persons		Total amount in mill. NOK		Percentage change	Average amount in NOK		Percentage change

County	2002	2003	2002	2003	2002-2003	2002	2003	2002-2003

Total disbursements of unemployment benefits	194 522	223 123	8 152	10 975	34.6	41 906	49 189	17.4

of which
Østfold	9 792	11 215	428	579	35.2	43 743	51 637	18.0
Akershus	13 247	16 772	664	981	47.7	50 146	58 485	16.6
Oslo	22 131	27 703	1 271	1 799	41.5	57 438	64 937	13.1
Hedmark	7 161	7 523	265	332	25.2	36 979	44 076	19.2
Oppland	6 662	7 497	221	290	31.2	33 238	38 739	16.6
Buskerud	8 536	9 997	361	495	37.3	42 241	49 516	17.2
Vestfold	8 717	10 972	361	557	54.0	41 444	50 720	22.4
Telemark	7 512	8 797	294	422	43.7	39 106	47 986	22.7
Aust-Agder	5 203	6 165	212	302	42.7	40 670	48 975	20.4
Vest-Agder	7 384	8 473	294	386	31.1	39 814	45 504	14.3
Rogaland	16 946	19 308	732	933	27.3	43 217	48 301	11.8
Hordaland	19 646	21 749	806	1 020	26.6	41 016	46 921	14.4
Sogn og Fjordane	4 040	4 823	125	178	42.3	30 947	36 883	19.2
Møre og Romsdal	10 516	13 538	368	580	57.8	34 949	42 844	22.6
Sør-Trøndelag	13 189	14 512	527	674	28.0	39 959	46 474	16.3
Nord-Trøndelag	7 486	7 004	258	286	11.0	34 449	40 864	18.6
Nordland	12 738	13 141	458	558	21.8	35 943	42 433	18.1
Troms	7 236	7 423	264	309	17.3	36 419	41 659	14.4
Finnmark	6 035	6 084	231	280	21.0	38 284	45 955	20.0

¹	County is given by the employee's tax commune.