The responsibility for the statistics is transferred in accordance with the national programme for official statistics which applied from 1 January 2021.
Updated
Key figures
9.2 %
of immigrants are registered as unemployed Q4 2020
4th quarter 2020 | ||
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Unemployed persons | Registered unemployed in per cent of the labour force (per cent) | |
1Non-residents included. | ||
2Turkey is included. | ||
Registered unemployed, total | 108 987 | 3.9 |
Non-immigrant population1 | 63 149 | 2.7 |
All immigrants | 45 838 | 9.2 |
The Nordic countries | 2 281 | 4.9 |
Western Europe else | 3 294 | 6.5 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 13 438 | 9.4 |
Eastern Europe else | 3 263 | 7.5 |
North-America and Oceania | 380 | 4.9 |
Asia2 | 14 192 | 10.3 |
Africa | 7 418 | 13.7 |
South and Central Amerika | 1 572 | 9.6 |
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Table 1
Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total aged 15-74 years in each group
4th quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2020 | |||||||
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Total | Settled 4 years and less | Settled 4-6 years | Settled 7 years and more | Total | Settled 4 years and less | Settled 4-6 years | Settled 7 years and more | |
1Note that persons used as denominator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force. | ||||||||
2Turkey is included. | ||||||||
Absolute figures | ||||||||
Immigrants, total | 24 426 | 4 495 | 4 797 | 15 134 | 45 838 | 7 784 | 8 789 | 29 265 |
The Nordic countries | 989 | 165 | 133 | 691 | 2 281 | 372 | 297 | 1 612 |
Western Europe else | 1 307 | 309 | 201 | 797 | 3 294 | 965 | 553 | 1 776 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 7 458 | 1 721 | 1 870 | 3 867 | 13 438 | 3 215 | 2 849 | 7 374 |
Eastern Europe else | 1 939 | 384 | 259 | 1 296 | 3 263 | 642 | 496 | 2 125 |
North-America and Oceania | 168 | 25 | 23 | 120 | 380 | 99 | 49 | 232 |
Asia2 | 7 357 | 1 357 | 1 187 | 4 813 | 14 192 | 1 733 | 2 904 | 9 555 |
Africa | 4 447 | 387 | 1 001 | 3 059 | 7 418 | 490 | 1 380 | 5 548 |
South and Central Amerika | 761 | 147 | 123 | 491 | 1 572 | 268 | 261 | 1 043 |
Per cent | ||||||||
Immigrants, total | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 5.8 |
The Nordic countries | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
Western Europe else | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 3.8 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
Eastern Europe else | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
North-America and Oceania | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
Asia2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 |
Africa | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
South and Central Amerika | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 6.1 |
Table 2
Registered unemployed, by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force
4th quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2020 | Change last twelve months | |||||||
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Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | 4th quarter 2019 - 4th quarter 2020 | |||
Both sexes | Males | Females | |||||||
1Non-residents included. | |||||||||
2Turkey is included. | |||||||||
Absolute figures | |||||||||
Registered unemployed, total | 59 454 | 33 853 | 25 601 | 108 987 | 62 931 | 46 056 | 49 533 | 29 078 | 20 455 |
Non-immigrant population1 | 35 028 | 20 990 | 14 038 | 63 149 | 37 843 | 25 306 | 28 121 | 16 853 | 11 268 |
Immigrants, total | 24 426 | 12 863 | 11 563 | 45 838 | 25 088 | 20 750 | 21 412 | 12 225 | 9 187 |
The Nordic countries | 989 | 598 | 391 | 2 281 | 1 323 | 958 | 1 292 | 725 | 567 |
Western Europe else | 1 307 | 773 | 534 | 3 294 | 2 116 | 1 178 | 1 987 | 1 343 | 644 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 7 458 | 4 389 | 3 069 | 13 438 | 7 623 | 5 815 | 5 980 | 3 234 | 2 746 |
Eastern Europe else | 1 939 | 795 | 1 144 | 3 263 | 1 452 | 1 811 | 1 324 | 657 | 667 |
North-America and Oceania | 168 | 89 | 79 | 380 | 230 | 150 | 212 | 141 | 71 |
Asia2 | 7 357 | 3 404 | 3 953 | 14 192 | 7 057 | 7 135 | 6 835 | 3 653 | 3 182 |
Africa | 4 447 | 2 512 | 1 935 | 7 418 | 4 588 | 2 830 | 2 971 | 2 076 | 895 |
South and Central Amerika | 761 | 303 | 458 | 1 572 | 699 | 873 | 811 | 396 | 415 |
Per cent | |||||||||
Registered unemployed, total | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Non-immigrant population1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Immigrants, total | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
The Nordic countries | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Western Europe else | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
Eastern Europe else | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
North-America and Oceania | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
Asia | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
Africa | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
South and Central Amerika | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
Table 3
Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force in each group
4th quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2020 | |||||
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Total | 15-29 years | 30 years or older | Total | 15-29 years | 30 years or older | |
1EU/EFTA-countries, North - America, Australia and New Zealand. | ||||||
2Eastern Europe outside the EU, Asia(Turkey incl.), Africa, South and Central America and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand. | ||||||
Absolute figures | ||||||
Total | 59 454 | 17 095 | 42 359 | 108 987 | 31 961 | 77 026 |
Non-immigrant population | 33 790 | 11 318 | 22 472 | 60 556 | 20 646 | 39 910 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents | 1 238 | 854 | 384 | 2 593 | 1 773 | 820 |
Country group 11 | 96 | 44 | 52 | 214 | 98 | 116 |
Country group 22 | 1 142 | 810 | 332 | 2 379 | 1 675 | 704 |
Immigrants | 24 426 | 4 923 | 19 503 | 45 838 | 9 542 | 36 296 |
Country group 11 | 9 922 | 1 729 | 8 193 | 19 391 | 3 636 | 15 755 |
Country group 22 | 14 504 | 3 194 | 11 310 | 26 447 | 5 906 | 20 541 |
Males total | 33 853 | 9 874 | 23 979 | 62 931 | 18 575 | 44 356 |
Non-immigrant population | 20 300 | 6 791 | 13 509 | 36 339 | 12 218 | 24 121 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents | 690 | 505 | 185 | 1 504 | 1 060 | 444 |
Country group 11 | 56 | 26 | 30 | 115 | 51 | 64 |
Country group 22 | 634 | 479 | 155 | 1 389 | 1 009 | 380 |
Immigrants | 12 863 | 2 578 | 10 285 | 25 088 | 5 297 | 19 791 |
Country group 11 | 5 849 | 863 | 4 986 | 11 290 | 1 753 | 9 537 |
Country group 22 | 7 014 | 1 715 | 5 299 | 13 798 | 3 544 | 10 254 |
Females total | 25 601 | 7 221 | 18 380 | 46 056 | 13 386 | 32 670 |
Non-immigrant population | 13 490 | 4 527 | 8 963 | 24 217 | 8 428 | 15 789 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents | 548 | 349 | 199 | 1 089 | 713 | 376 |
Country group 11 | 508 | 331 | 177 | 990 | 666 | 324 |
Country group 22 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 99 | 47 | 52 |
Immigrants | 11 563 | 2 345 | 9 218 | 20 750 | 4 245 | 16 505 |
Country group 11 | 4 073 | 866 | 3 207 | 8 101 | 1 883 | 6 218 |
Country group 22 | 7 490 | 1 479 | 6 011 | 12 649 | 2 362 | 10 287 |
Per cent | ||||||
Total | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
Non-immigrant population | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
Country group 11 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 |
Country group 22 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Immigrants total | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 8.8 |
Country group 11 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 7.4 |
Country group 22 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
Menn i alt | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
Non-immigrant population | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.1 |
Country group 11 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 |
Country group 22 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
Immigrants total | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.6 |
Country group 11 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 7.3 |
Country group 22 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
Females total | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
Non-immigrant population | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
Country group 11 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
Country group 22 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
Immigrants total | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 9.0 |
Country group 11 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 11.3 | 7.6 |
Country group 22 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
Table 4
Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 15 to 74 years
4th quarter 2019 | 4th quarter 2020 | Change last twelve months | |||||||
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Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | 4th quarter 2019 - 4th quarter 2020 | |||
Both sexes | Males | Females | |||||||
1Non-residents included. | |||||||||
2Turkey is included. | |||||||||
Absolute figures | |||||||||
Participants, total | 14 868 | 7 492 | 7 376 | 15 034 | 7 600 | 7 434 | 166 | 108 | 58 |
Non-immigrant population1 | 7 723 | 4 499 | 3 224 | 7 821 | 4 600 | 3 221 | 98 | 101 | -3 |
Immigrants, total | 7 145 | 2 993 | 4 152 | 7 213 | 3 000 | 4 213 | 68 | 7 | 61 |
The Nordic countries | 136 | 67 | 69 | 161 | 77 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Western Europe else | 259 | 124 | 135 | 302 | 158 | 144 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 943 | 301 | 642 | 1 002 | 301 | 701 | 59 | 0 | 59 |
Eastern Europe else | 641 | 181 | 460 | 643 | 185 | 458 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
North-America and Oceania | 30 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Asia2 | 2 984 | 1 260 | 1 724 | 3 052 | 1 319 | 1 733 | 68 | 59 | 9 |
Africa | 1 885 | 971 | 914 | 1 707 | 856 | 851 | -178 | -115 | -63 |
South and Central Amerika | 267 | 74 | 193 | 308 | 88 | 220 | 41 | 14 | 27 |
Per cent | |||||||||
Participants, total | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Non-immigrant population1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Immigrants, total | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
The Nordic countries | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Western Europe else | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
EU countries in Eastern Europe | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Eastern Europe else | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
North-America and Oceania | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Asia2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Africa | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
South and Central Amerika | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
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About the statistics
The statistics show how many immigrants are registered as unemployed with NAV, and how many participate in labour market measures. The number and percentage of immigrants in total, by sex and country of origin, is compared with the rest of the population.
Definitions
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Immigrant: a person born abroad by foreign - born parents.
Unemployed : A person without waged labour who is registered as job searcher at the labour offices placed under the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation, who has been without waged labour the last 2 weeks. In addition he or she does not participate in labour market schemes (job programmes). Workers that are laid off are considered unemployed.
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Time of residence in Norway: under 4 years, 4 - 6 years 7 years and more.
Country of birth (tables 1 - 3): The Nordic countries, Western Europe else, EU-countries in Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe else, Northern America and Oceania, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Country of birth (tables 4 - 6): Group 1 (The Nordic countries, Western Europe else, EU-countries in Eastern Europe , Northern America, Australia and New-Zealand). Group 2 (Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania except Australia and New-Zealand).
EU countries in Eastern Europe (table 7): Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria.
Administrative information
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Name: Registered unemployed among immigrants (discontinued in Statistics Norway)
Topic: Labour market and earnings
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Division for Labour Market and Wage Statistics
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County and the whole country.
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Quarterly
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Background
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The main purpose is to describe the unemployment among immigrants according to gender, age, time of residence in Norway, country of birth and county of residence.
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The Labour Market Authorities, other public administration, mass media and social research.
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Not relevant
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Employment statistics for immigrants. These statistics are published annually on the internet and comprise both wage earners and self employed.
http://www.ssb.no/innvregsys_en
The registered unemployed at NAV must not be confused with the concept of unemployment in the LFS. The figures from the LFS also include unemployed persons who do not register with NAV, some of them who take part in labour market initiatives and some of them are occupationally disabled. Additionally, some of the registered unemployed are not classified as unemployed in the LFS (due to the requirements of seeking work and availability for work). This applies especially to older people that are unemployed for long periods. Following the restructuring of the LFS from 2006, the involuntarily laid off (with a duration of up to 3 months) are also classified differently in the two statistics. In LFS, they are now regarded as employed, temporarily absent, while NAV still considers them unemployed. However, if someone has been completely laid off for more than 3 months in a row, they will be classified as unemployed in the LFS as well.
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The Statistics Act §3-2, 2-2, 3-2 (Administrative registers)
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Production
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All immigrants aged 15 - 74 years who are registered (under the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation) as unemployed and settled in Norway. (The date of reference is the end of the second month in the quarter). Among the registered unemployed a smaller group of non-registered residents are included. Those people are settled abroad and are expected a stay in Norway lesser than six months.This group is not included among the immigrants, but is a part of the rest of the population.
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The Register of unemployed (under the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation), the Central Population Register, Statistics Norway's Population statistics. In addition data from the Register of employees (also under the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation ) are used as supporting data when calculating the labour force.
Total counting.
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Main figures concerning the whole population are compared to figures published by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Organisation.
Immigrants are distributed by region of birth based on individual information about their country of birth. Unemployed are calculated in per cent of the labour force and in relation to the population 15 - 74 years. The figures are compared to main figures concerning the whole Norwegian labour force or the population and the non-immigrant segments within them. Immigrants are also counted in accordance with time of residence and their county of residence. Persons participating on ordinary labour market schemes are calculated in per cent of the population only. When calculating the unemployment rate, the labour force figures from the Labour Force Survey are used. These figures are distributed at lower levels by means of supporting figures from the Register of Employees.
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The Directorate of Labour changed their definition of unemployed from 1. January 1999. This change has caused a break in the statistical continuity at that point of time
Accuracy and reliability
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The unemployment rate for the new reported quarter (in per cent of the labour force) is preliminary because of some delayed reports to the Register of employees . The correction of this figure the next quarter is however marginal.
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Relevant documentation
- Immigration and immigrants 2010. Notater (122)
- Employment and education among young immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents - how different are youth with background from Eastern-Europe outside the EU, Asia, Africa and South- and Central-America compared to the majority?. Notater (2008/44)
Fact sheet
Contact
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Statistics Norway's Information Centre