Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

13   Employed by county of residence and immigrant-background. Q4 2005 and 2006. Absolute numbers and in per cent of people 15-74 years in each group
  Employed in total 2005 Employed in total 2006 Changes 2005-2006, immigrants in total
  Employed immigrants Employed immigrants
  Total Western Non-western Total Western Non-western
The whole country 2 308 000  159 792 57 945  101 847 2 389 000  181 444 61 947  119 497 21 652
                   
Østfold  123 873 7 666 2 665 5 001  128 114 8 929 2 848 6 081 1 263
Akershus  257 702 22 108 9 453 12 655  266 746 25 028 10 061 14 967 2 920
Oslo  279 764 47 691 13 448 34 243  293 464 52 640 14 175 38 465 4 949
Hedmark 89 534 3 473 1 575 1 898 91 831 3 895 1 639 2 256  422
Oppland 91 117 3 512 1 436 2 076 93 270 3 828 1 527 2 301  316
Buskerud  124 169 9 247 3 323 5 924  127 955 10 426 3 534 6 892 1 179
Vestfold  107 097 6 087 2 429 3 658  110 185 6 997 2 598 4 399  910
Telemark 78 705 3 870 1 464 2 406 81 116 4 338 1 535 2 803  468
Aust-Agder 49 127 2 228 1 055 1 173 50 814 2 561 1 115 1 446  333
Vest-Agder 77 873 4 928 1 673 3 255 80 514 5 498 1 721 3 777  570
Rogaland  201 701 12 785 5 161 7 624  211 699 15 911 5 956 9 955 3 126
Hordaland  225 514 11 888 4 261 7 627  234 653 13 870 4 577 9 293 1 982
Sogn og Fjordane 54 220 2 203  907 1 296 55 170 2 384  940 1 444  181
Møre og Romsdal  122 048 4 490 1 687 2 803  125 809 5 361 1 919 3 442  871
Sør-Trøndelag  138 569 6 558 2 427 4 131  144 048 7 537 2 555 4 982  979
Nord-Trøndelag 61 848 1 514  660  854 63 567 1 759  705 1 054  245
Nordland  112 197 3 717 1 481 2 236  114 533 4 011 1 538 2 473  294
Troms Romsa 77 128 3 566 1 779 1 787 79 042 4 044 1 917 2 127  478
Finnmark Finnmárku 35 814 2 261 1 061 1 200 36 470 2 427 1 087 1 340  166
                   
  Per cent
The whole country 68.5 57.1 69.5 51.9 70.0 60.1 71.4 55.5 3.0
                   
Østfold 65.2 49.8 61.3 45.3 66.8 53.8 65.0 49.7 4.0
Akershus 71.1 62.9 72.6 57.2 72.3 64.8 74.3 59.7 1.9
Oslo 68.7 55.8 72.4 51.2 70.4 58.2 73.7 54.0 2.4
Hedmark 65.6 54.0 65.3 47.2 67.0 56.6 65.5 51.4 2.6
Oppland 68.6 57.8 70.3 51.4 70.1 59.9 71.1 54.2 2.1
Buskerud 69.4 58.3 70.8 53.0 70.6 61.0 73.3 56.2 2.7
Vestfold 66.2 55.6 64.8 50.8 67.4 59.1 67.2 55.1 3.5
Telemark 65.2 50.3 61.8 45.2 66.9 53.1 63.2 48.9 2.8
Aust-Agder 64.9 50.8 63.4 43.2 66.5 54.5 64.4 48.7 3.7
Vest-Agder 66.7 53.4 63.7 49.2 68.3 56.5 64.3 53.5 3.1
Rogaland 70.9 59.5 68.5 54.6 72.8 64.5 71.9 60.8 5.0
Hordaland 69.2 57.9 69.4 53.0 71.1 62.2 72.0 58.3 4.3
Sogn og Fjordane 72.1 63.2 74.3 57.2 73.5 65.2 73.9 60.5 2.0
Møre og Romsdal 69.8 60.3 70.3 55.6 71.6 64.8 73.7 60.8 4.5
Sør-Trøndelag 69.1 57.8 70.6 52.2 70.5 60.2 71.7 55.6 2.4
Nord-Trøndelag 67.4 50.7 65.6 43.1 68.9 55.1 66.5 49.4 4.4
Nordland 65.8 56.3 68.9 50.2 67.1 56.4 67.7 51.1 0.1
Troms Romsa 68.6 62.0 72.8 54.0 69.8 66.1 76.2 59.1 4.1
Finnmark Finnmárku 67.1 65.0 71.1 60.4 68.4 69.1 73.3 66.0 4.1

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