Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6   Registered participants in ordinary labour market schemes1, by region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. By the end of August 2004
Counties
Selected municipalities
Absolute figures Per cent
The whole population First generation immigrants The whole population First generation immigrants
Total Western countries2 Non-western countries3 Total Western countries2 Non-western countries3
The whole country 10 045       2 753  232 2 521 0.3       1.1 0.3 1.4
Østfold  685  204 22  182 0.4 1.5 0.5 1.9
Of which                
Fredrikstad  220 69 10 59 0.4 1.8 0.8 2.3
Akershus  528  136 16  120 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6
Of which                
Bærum 86 28 8 20 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4
Oslo 1 078  625 32  593 0.3 0.8 0.2 1.0
Hedmark  417 87 4 83 0.3 1.5 0.2 2.3
Oppland  289 62 6 56 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5
Buskerud  808  231 20  211 0.5 1.6 0.4 2.1
Of which                
Drammen  281  118 3  115 0.7 1.9 0.3 2.3
Vestfold  333 73 7 66 0.2 0.7 0.2 1.0
Telemark  215 74 7 67 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.4
Aust-Agder  155 46 4 42 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.8
Vest-Agder  410 79 9 70 0.4 0.9 0.3 1.2
Of which                
Kristiansand  213 55 7 48 0.4 1.0 0.5 1.2
Rogaland 1 075  325 43  282 0.4 1.6 0.6 2.3
Of which                
Stavanger  398  145 23  122 0.5 1.6 0.7 2.2
Hordaland 1 589  369 32  337 0.5 2.0 0.5 2.7
Of which                
Bergen  916  254 20  234 0.5 1.9 0.5 2.4
Sogn og Fjordane  149 26 1 25 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.2
Møre og Romsdal  419 66 3 63 0.2 1.0 0.1 1.4
Sør-Trøndelag  873  190 15  175 0.4 1.9 0.5 2.5
Of which                
Trondheim  524  138 8  130 0.5 1.8 0.3 2.4
Nord-Trøndelag  338 51 3 48 0.4 1.9 0.3 2.7
Nordland  412 70 3 67 0.2 1.1 0.1 1.7
Troms  121 13 1 12 0.1 0.3 .. 0.4
Finnmark Finnmárku  150 26 4 22 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.2
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
3  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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