Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

3   Registered unemployed and participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)1, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2003 and 2004. 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 North America
and Oceania
Asia2 Africa South and
Central America
Registered unemployed                  
May 2003                  
Total 2.7 6.2 3.3 3.1 6.8 3.2 7.5 9.3 7.4
Settled 4 years and less   6.1           4.2 3.5 6.3 3.3       7.4       7.6       6.2
Settled 4-6 years   7.8 4.2 3.6 7.5 5.7 10.3 11.9 10.3
Settled 7 years and more   5.9 2.7 2.8 7.0 2.8 7.1 9.8 7.4
                   
May 2004                  
Total 2.6 6.1 3.1 3.1 6.6 3.0 7.6 9.2 7.1
Settled 4 years and less   6.2 4.1 3.3 5.9 2.6 7.4 8.3 6.3
Settled 4-6 years   8.4 4.2 4.3 8.0 4.0 11.1 12.1 8.7
Settled 7 years and more   5.7 2.6 2.8 6.6 3.1 7.0 9.0 7.1
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes1                  
May 2003                  
Total 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.5 2.8 3.9 1.9
Settled 4 years and less   3.7 0.3 0.8 4.7 0.8 5.1 5.6 3.0
Settled 4-6 years   2.6 0.6 0.5 2.1 0.8 4.2 4.7 3.1
Settled 7 years and more   1.1 0.3 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.6 2.4 1.5
                   
May 2004                  
Total 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.6 2.8 0.8 3.1 4.1 2.0
Settled 4 years and less   4.0 0.5 0.9 5.0 1.5 5.5 5.5 3.1
Settled 4-6 years   3.3 0.5 0.6 3.6 0.9 4.9 5.0 3.9
Settled 7 years and more   1.4 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.6 1.4
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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