Statistics Norway

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. By the end of November 2002 and 2003. In per cent of persons in total aged 16-74 years
The whole population First generation immigrants
Total The Nordic countries Western Europe else Eastern Europe Northern America and Oceania Asia1 Africa Southern and Central America
Registered unemployed                  
                   
November 2002                  
                   
Total 2.4      5.4 2.7 2.9 6.3 2.4      6.7 8.4 6.2
                   
Settled 4 years and less   5.4 3.3 3.0 5.9 2.8 6.6 7.0 4.7
Settled 4-6 years   6.5 3.4 3.3 6.8 3.3 8.4 11.1 7.8
Settled 7 years and more   5.3 2.3 2.8 6.4 2.1 6.5 8.7 6.4
                   
November 2003                  
                   
Total 2.7 6.0 3.3 3.3 6.6 3.4 7.3 8.8 7.1
                   
Settled 4 years and less   5.7 4.2 3.7 5.5 2.9 6.9 7.0 5.3
Settled 4-6 years   8.0 4.4 4.5 8.2 4.5 10.5 11.0 8.4
Settled 7 years and more   5.7 2.7 3.0 6.7 3.3 6.9 9.5 7.5
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
                   
November 2002                  
                   
In total 0.4 1.8 0.2 0.3 2.3 0.4 2.6 3.6 1.9
                   
Settled 4 years and less   3.4 0.2 0.5 4.2 0.6 4.9 5.6 3.5
Settled 4-6 years   2.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 0.5 3.9 4.1 2.8
Settled 7 years and more   1.0 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.1 1.3
                   
November 2003                  
                   
In total 0.8 2.7 0.6 0.7 3.2 0.9 3.7 5.2 2.8
                   
Settled 4 years and less   4.4 0.6 0.9 5.2 1.6 6.0 6.7 3.8
Settled 4-6 years   4.0 0.8 1.1 4.5 1.1 5.9 6.3 5.4
Settled 7 years and more   1.8 0.6 0.6 2.0 0.6 2.3 3.7 2.2
1  Turkey included.

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