Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

1   Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years, by region of birth and sex . By the end of August 2002, November 2002, August 2003 and November 2003. In absolute numbers and per cent of the labour force
Region of birth
Sex		 November 2002 August 2003 November 2003 Changes last year August 2002 November 2002 August 2003 November 2003
          Per cent
Registered unemployed, total 77 706  101 788 87 349 9 643 3.5 3.3 4.3 3.7
Of which                
First generation immigrants in total 13 135 17 340 15 239 2 104 9.1 8.6 11.0 9.6
                 
The Nordic countries 1 225 1 616 1 492  267 3.8 3.6 4.8 4.4
Western Europe else  851 1 091  995  144 3.9 4.2 5.3 4.8
Eastern Europe 2 452 3 158 2 746  294 10.5 9.7 11.8 10.2
Northern America and Oceania  178  258  243 65 4.7 4.4 6.4 6.0
Asia1 5 796 7 592 6 670  874 12.3 11.5 14.4 12.7
Africa 2 018 2 801 2 344  326 17.2 15.8 20.3 17.4
Southern and Central America  615  824  749  134 9.6 9.1 11.8 10.8
                 
Males                
Registered unemployed in total 45 407 56 223 52 229 6 822 3.5 3.6 4.5 4.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants in total 7 915 9 858 9 221 1 306 9.6 9.6 11.6 10.9
                 
The Nordic countries  725  933  922  197 4.1 4.5 5.8 5.7
Western Europe else  598  743  728  130 4.1 4.9 5.9 5.8
Eastern Europe 1 247 1 511 1 423  176 11.0 10.5 12.3 11.6
Northern America and Oceania  102  137  135 33 4.9 4.8 6.4 6.3
Asia1 3 441 4 202 3 918  477 12.2 12.0 14.3 13.4
Africa 1 461 1 906 1 662  201 18.9 17.6 21.6 19.2
Southern and Central America  341  426  433 92 9.4 10.0 12.2 12.6
                 
Females                
Registered unemployed, total 32 299 45 565 35 120 2 821 3.5 2.9 4.1 3.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 5 220 7 482 6 018  798 8.5 7.4 10.2 8.2
                 
The Nordic countries  500  683  570 70 3.5 2.8 3.9 3.2
Western Europe else  253  348  267 14 3.5 3.2 4.4 3.3
Eastern Europe 1 205 1 647 1 323  118 10.0 8.9 11.4 9.1
Northern America and Oceania 76  121  108 32 4.4 4.0 6.3 5.6
Asia1 2 355 3 390 2 752  397 12.5 10.8 14.5 11.9
Africa  557  895  682  125 13.9 12.4 18.1 14.2
Southern and Central America  274  398  316 42 9.9 8.2 11.3 9.1
1  Turkey included.

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