Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

1   Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years, by region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2003, May 2003, February 2004 and May 2004. In absolute figures and per cent of the labour force
Region of birth Sex Absolute figures Per cent
May 2003 February 2004 May 2004 Changes last year February 2003 May 2003 February 2004 May 2004
Registered unemployed, total 87 174 96 874 86 829 -345 3.9 3.7 4.1 3.7
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 15 285 16 563 15 790  505 9.7 9.7 10.3 9.8
                 
The Nordic countries 1 485 1 585 1 407 -78 4.5 4.3 4.7 4.2
Western Europe else  903 1 056  929 26 4.7 4.4 5.1 4.4
Eastern Europe 2 771 3 014 2 839 68 11.0 10.4 11.0 10.3
North America and Oceania  235  249  219 -16 5.3 5.6 6.1 5.3
Asia1 6 752 7 229 7 097  345 12.7 13.0 13.5 13.2
Africa 2 375 2 650 2 540  165 17.7 17.7 19.1 18.2
South and Central America  764  780  759 -5 10.7 11.2 11.2 10.9
                 
Males                
Registered unemployed, total 51 343 58 428 49 793 -1 550 4.4 4.1 4.6 4.0
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 9 152 9 998 9 252  100 10.9 10.8 11.7 10.8
                 
The Nordic countries  902  979  825 -77 6.0 5.5 6.1 5.1
Western Europe else  634  745  650 16 5.6 5.0 5.8 5.1
Eastern Europe 1 443 1 551 1 401 -42 12.3 11.7 12.5 11.3
North America and Oceania  133  139  115 -18 5.5 6.0 6.4 5.2
Asia1 3 941 4 252 4 064  123 13.3 13.5 14.3 13.7
Africa 1 680 1 877 1 793  113 19.4 19.4 21.0 20.1
South and Central America  419  455  404 -15 12.1 12.2 13.1 11.6
                 
Females                
Registered unemployed, total 35 831 38 446 37 036 1 205 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 6 133 6 565 6 538  405 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.7
                 
The Nordic countries  583  606  582 -1 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.3
Western Europe else  269  311  279 10 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.4
Eastern Europe 1 328 1 463 1 438  110 9.8 9.3 9.8 9.5
North America and Oceania  102  110  104 2 5.0 5.2 5.7 5.3
Asia1 2 811 2 977 3 033  222 12.0 12.3 12.6 12.6
Africa  695  773  747 52 14.5 14.6 15.6 15.0
South and Central America  345  325  355 10 9.3 10.1 9.4 10.1
1  Turkey is included.

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