Registered unemployed among immigrants (discontinued in Statistics Norway), Q2 2001

Unemployment among immigrants from Eastern Europe and Africa decreased the most, 1.6 and 1.4 percentage points respectively, but the unemployment rate among Africans of 12.6 per cent is still the highest among immigrants at the end of May 2001. All these figures are calculated as a fraction of the labour force. Immigrants from South and Central America had the lowest unemployment rate among the non-westerners, 7.5 per cent. The rates for immigrants from the western regions were as usual only a few decimals higher than for the entire population.

More males than females registered unemployed

Among males, immigrants from Eastern Europe had the highest decrease in unemployment 1.9 percentage points from May 2000 to May 2001, while female immigrants from Africa had the highest decrease, 1.6 percentage points. In the entire population men had an unemployment rate of 2.5 per cent while the women's rate was 2.2 per cent. Among immigrants these numbers were 7.2 and 5.8 per cent.

Labour market schemes

The number of persons covered by ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes) at the national level has been stable at 0.4 per cent - in relation to the population 16-74 years of age. Among immigrants this number increased from 1.7 in May 2000 to 2.0 per cent in May 2001.

At the end of May this year, 4 520 immigrants were enrolled in public sector job creation programmes. They accounted for 33.0 per cent of all persons covered by such schemes and included mostly non-westerner immigrants. Immigrants from Africa had the highest percentage of participants in such labour market schemes, 3.7 per cent in relation to the African immigrant population 16-74 years of age. Immigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe also had a high level of participation in such programmes, 3.0 per cent and 2.9 per cent respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years by region of birth and sex . In absolute numbers and per cent of the labour force. By the end of February 2000, May 2000, February 2001 and May 2001
• Table 2 Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes) by region of birth and sex . In absolute numbers and per cent of persons aged 16 - 74 years. By the end of February 2000, May 2000, February 2001 and May 2001
• Table 3 >Registered unemployed and participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes) by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. In per cent of persons in total aged 16-74 years. By the end of May 2000 and 2001
• Table 4 Registered unemployed by region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. By the end of May 2000
• Table 5 Registered unemployed by region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. By the end of May 2001
• Table 6 Registered participants in ordinary labour market schemes, by region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. By the end of May 2001