Table 2 Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years. By the end of May 2003, August 2003, May 2004 and August 2004

2	Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)¹, by region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years. By the end of May 2003, August 2003, May 2004 and August 2004

Region of birth Sex	Absolute figures				Per cent

Region of birth Sex	August 2003	May 2004	August 2004	Changes last year	May 2003	August 2003	May 2004	August 2004

Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total	10 473	21 061	10 045	-428	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.3
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	3 527	5 925	2 753	-774	2.0	1.4	2.3	1.1

The Nordic countries	117	193	111	-6	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2
Western Europe else	93	186	98	5	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3
Eastern Europe	698	1 204	552	-146	2.4	1.7	2.8	1.3
North America and Oceania	29	61	23	-6	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.3
Asia²	1 778	2 943	1 340	-438	2.8	2.0	3.1	1.4
Africa	660	1 121	512	-148	3.9	2.5	4.1	1.8
South and Central America	152	217	117	-35	1.9	1.5	2.0	1.1

Males
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	5 731	11 106	5 391	-340	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.3
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	1 737	2 784	1 390	-347	1.9	1.4	2.2	1.1

The Nordic countries	63	107	63	-	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.3
Western Europe else	57	103	54	-3	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3
Eastern Europe	248	422	201	-47	1.9	1.4	2.3	1.1
North America and Oceania	17	31	13	-4	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.4
Asia²	894	1 386	679	-215	2.6	2.0	3.0	1.5
Africa	413	655	325	-88	4.1	2.8	4.2	2.0
South and Central America	45	80	55	10	1.5	0.9	1.7	1.1

Females
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	4 742	9 955	4 654	-88	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	1 790	3 141	1 363	-427	2.1	1.4	2.4	1.0

The Nordic countries	54	86	48	-6	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2
Western Europe else	36	83	44	8	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.3
Eastern Europe	450	782	351	-99	2.8	1.9	3.2	1.4
North America and Oceania	12	30	10	-2	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.3
Asia²	884	1 557	661	-223	2.9	2.0	3.3	1.4
Africa	247	466	187	-60	3.6	2.2	3.9	1.6
South and Central America	107	137	62	-45	2.3	1.9	2.3	1.0

¹	Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
²	Turkey is included.