Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by region of birth and sex. In absolute numbers and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years. By the end of May 2002, August 2002, May 2003 and August 2003
Region of birth
Sex		 August 2002 May
2003		 August 2003 Changes
last year		 May 2002 August 2002 May 2003 August 2003
          Per cent
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total 6 260      20 826      15 387       9 127 0.4   0.2    0.6 0.5
                 
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 064 5 373 3 889 1 825 1.7 0.9 2.2 1.6
                 
The Nordic countries 48  197  162  114 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4
Western Europe else 60  161  118 58 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4
Eastern Europe  393 1 041  751  358 2.2 1.0 2.6 1.8
North America and Oceania 11 44 38 27 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5
Asia1 1 123 2 653 1 936  813 2.3 1.3 3.0 2.2
Africa  341 1 051  711  370 3.3 1.5 4.1 2.7
South and Central America 88  226  173 85 1.7 0.9 2.2 1.7
                 
Males                
                 
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 3 277 10 747 8 061 4 784 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.5
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total  986 2 550 1 909  923 1.6 0.8 2.1 1.6
                 
The Nordic countries 19  109 85 66 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4
Western Europe else 31 86 66 35 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4
Eastern Europe  134  356  268  134 1.9 0.8 2.1 1.5
North America and Oceania 3 20 24 21 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.7
Asia1  558 1 268  970  412 2.1 1.3 2.8 2.2
Africa  219  629  444  225 3.3 1.6 4.3 3.0
South and Central America 22 82 52 30 1.6 0.5 1.7 1.1
                 
Females                
                 
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 2 983 10 079 7 326 4 343 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 1 078 2 823 1 980  902 1.7 0.9 2.3 1.6
                 
The Nordic countries 29 88 77 48 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3
Western Europe else 29 75 52 23 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4
Eastern Europe  259  685  483  224 2.3 1.2 3.0 2.1
North America and Oceania 8 24 14 6 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4
Asia1  565 1 385  966  401 2.5 1.4 3.1 2.1
Africa  122  422  267  145 3.1 1.3 3.9 2.4
South and Central America 66  144  121 55 1.8 1.3 2.6 2.1
1  Turkey included.

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