Table

Employed immigrants by world region of birth and period of residence in Norway. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 15-74 years in each group¹
	2015
	Group 1: EU/EFTA, North-America, Australia and New Zealand	Group 2: Europe except EU/EFTA, Asia, Turkey, Africa, South- and Central-America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand
¹As from 2015, the statistics are based on new data sources. The total employment figure for the fourth quarter of 2015 is 60 000 lower than in the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The total figure in these two statistics was coordinated in previous years, thus showing the same number of employees.
Absolute figures
Less than 1 year	13 854	4 009
1 - 2 years	16 684	5 594
2 - 3 years	17 187	6 943
2 - 4 years	17 095	8 099
4 - 5 years	18 652	7 805
5 - 6 years	16 561	7 887
6 - 7 years	13 341	8 175
7 - 10 years	37 323	20 636
10 - 15 years	18 083	32 526
10 - 15 years	40 943	68 592

Per cent
Less than 1 year	64.3	20.5
1 - 2 years	65.2	30.7
2 - 3 years	64.5	38.3
2 - 4 years	65.8	46.1
4 - 5 years	68.7	53.0
5 - 6 years	70.5	56.5
6 - 7 years	73.7	57.6
7 - 10 years	75.9	59.5
10 - 15 years	77.2	58.5
10 - 15 years	66.2	56.8