Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

15   People aged 15-74 years by sex, birth of region and labour force status. Q4 2006. Per cent
  Total Not included in the labour foce Employees Self-employed Registered un-employed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
Hele befolkningen            
Total  100.0 28.8 64.7 5.2 1.0 0.2
Males  100.0 25.5 65.9 7.4 1.1 0.2
Females  100.0 32.2 63.6 3.0 1.0 0.2
             
Av dette:            
First generation immigrants            
Total  100.0 36.3 56.0 4.1 2.6 1.0
The Nordic countries  100.0 25.3 67.1 6.3 1.1 0.1
Western Europe else  100.0 27.8 64.7 6.2 1.1 0.2
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 27.2 68.2 3.2 1.2 0.3
Eastern Europe else  100.0 36.4 57.1 2.1 3.2 1.3
North America and Oceania  100.0 37.7 55.1 6.0 1.1 0.2
Asia1  100.0 42.0 49.3 4.1 3.3 1.3
Africa  100.0 48.3 43.1 2.1 4.6 2.0
South and Central America  100.0 34.0 59.3 3.3 2.6 0.8
             
Males            
Total  100.0 30.7 60.4 5.4 2.8 0.8
The Nordic countries  100.0 22.8 67.4 8.4 1.3 0.1
Western Europe else  100.0 22.4 69.6 6.8 1.2 0.1
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 23.2 73.1 3.1 0.6 0.1
Eastern Europe else  100.0 32.7 59.9 3.0 3.3 1.0
North America and Oceania  100.0 31.5 60.1 7.0 1.2 0.2
Asia1  100.0 34.9 54.7 5.7 3.5 1.1
Africa  100.0 41.3 48.6 2.8 5.3 2.0
South and Central America  100.0 27.3 64.8 4.6 2.6 0.6
             
Females            
Total  100.0 41.9 51.6 2.9 2.5 1.1
The Nordic countries  100.0 27.6 66.9 4.4 1.0 0.1
Western Europe else  100.0 35.1 58.1 5.5 1.1 0.2
New EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 32.5 61.7 3.3 1.9 0.5
Eastern Europe else  100.0 39.2 54.8 1.4 3.0 1.6
North America and Oceania  100.0 43.5 50.3 5.1 1.0 0.2
Asia1  100.0 48.5 44.3 2.5 3.2 1.5
Africa  100.0 57.0 36.3 1.2 3.6 1.9
South and Central America  100.0 39.0 55.1 2.4 2.6 0.9
1  Turkey included.

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