Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

1   Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years, by region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2003, August 2003, May 2004 and August 2004
Region of birth
Sex		 Absolute figures Per cent
August 2003 May 2004 August 2004 Changes last year May 2003 August 2003 May 2004 August 2004
Registered unemployed, total  101 788 86 829 97 863 -3 925 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 17 359 15 790 17 608  249 9.7 11.0 9.8 10.8
                 
The Nordic countries 1 606 1 407 1 479 -127 4.3 4.8 4.2 4.5
Western Europe else 1 089  929  980 -109 4.4 5.3 4.4 4.7
Eastern Europe 3 156 2 839 3 297  141 10.4 11.8 10.2 11.6
North America and Oceania  260  219  227 -33 5.6 6.3 5.3 5.6
Asia1 7 609 7 097 7 886  277 13.0 14.4 13.1 14.4
Africa 2 806 2 540 2 918  112 17.7 20.3 18.2 20.1
South and Central America  833  759  821 -12 11.2 11.8 10.8 11.5
                 
Males                
Registered unemployed, total 56 223 49 793 52 091 -4 132 4.1 4.5 4.0 4.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 9 871 9 252 9 669 -202 10.8 11.6 10.8 11.2
                 
The Nordic countries  929  825  801 -128 5.5 5.8 5.1 5.1
Western Europe else  742  650  662 -80 5.0 5.9 5.1 5.2
Eastern Europe 1 512 1 401 1 469 -43 11.7 12.3 11.2 11.5
North America and Oceania  138  115  111 -27 6.0 6.3 5.2 5.1
Asia1 4 210 4 064 4 237 27 13.5 14.3 13.6 14.1
Africa 1 908 1 793 1 976 68 19.4 21.6 19.9 21.3
South and Central America  432  404  413 -19 12.2 12.3 11.6 11.8
                 
Females                
Registered unemployed, total 45 565 37 036 45 772  207 3.2 4.1 3.3 4.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 7 488 6 538 7 939  451 8.4 10.2 8.6 10.4
                 
The Nordic countries  677  582  678 1 3.3 3.9 3.3 4.0
Western Europe else  347  279  318 -29 3.3 4.3 3.4 3.9
Eastern Europe 1 644 1 438 1 828  184 9.3 11.4 9.4 11.7
North America and Oceania  122  104  116 -6 5.2 6.3 5.3 6.1
Asia1 3 399 3 033 3 649  250 12.3 14.5 12.5 14.7
Africa  898  747  942 44 14.6 18.1 15.0 17.9
South and Central America  401  355  408 7 10.1 11.4 10.0 11.3
1  Turkey is included.

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