Unemployment among immigrants

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 August 2001 and 2002
  All residents First generation immigrants
  Total The Nordic countries Western Europe else Eastern Europe Northern America and Oceania Asia1 Africa Southern and Central America
Registered unemployed                  
                   
August 2001                  
                   
Total 2.1 5.0 2.1 2.3 6.5 2.3 6.3 8.2 6.2
                   
Settled 4 years and less   5.0 2.2 2.2 6.2 2.2 6.4 7.8 5.1
Settled 4-6 years   5.9 2.7 3.0 7.5 2.6 8.0 8.0 6.3
Settled 7 years and more   4.9 2.0 2.3 6.4 2.2 6.1 8.4 6.4
                   
August 2002                  
                   
Total 2.6 5.9 2.8 2.7 6.9 2.6 7.3 9.5 6.7
                   
Settled 4 years and less   6.0 3.2 2.5 6.7 2.6 7.5 8.8 6.2
Settled 4-6 years   7.2 3.6 3.5 7.6 3.0 9.9 11.7 7.8
Settled 7 years and more   5.6 2.5 2.7 6.8 2.5 6.8 9.5 6.7
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
                   
August 2001                  
                   
In total 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.1
                   
Settled 4 years and less   2.1 0.1 0.4 2.4 0.4 3.7 3.0 2.0
Settled 4-6 years   1.4 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.3 2.6 2.2 1.2
Settled 7 years and more   0.7 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.9
                   
August 2002                  
                   
In total 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9
                   
Settled 4 years and less   1.7 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.2 2.6 2.3 2.6
Settled 4-6 years   1.1 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.8
Settled 7 years and more   0.5 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.5
1  Turkey included.

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