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 August 2003, November 2003, August 2004 and November 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 August 2003, November 2003, August 2004 and November 2004

Region of birth Sex	Absolute figures				Per cent

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

Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total	20 411	10 045	19 336	-1 075	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.6
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	6 397	2 753	5 598	-799	1.4	2.5	1.1	2.1

The Nordic countries	220	111	174	-46	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.4
Western Europe else	182	98	174	-8	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.6
Eastern Europe	1 234	552	1 143	-91	1.7	3.0	1.3	2.5
North America and Oceania	57	23	43	-14	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.6
Asia²	3 129	1 340	2 768	-361	2.0	3.4	1.4	2.9
Africa	1 306	512	1 064	-242	2.5	4.9	1.8	3.7
South and Central America	269	117	232	-37	1.5	2.5	1.1	2.1

Males
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	10 663	5 391	9 935	-728	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.6
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	2 999	1 390	2 610	-389	1.4	2.4	1.1	2.0

The Nordic countries	113	63	93	-20	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4
Western Europe else	99	54	89	-10	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.5
Eastern Europe	420	201	403	-17	1.4	2.4	1.1	2.1
North America and Oceania	31	13	22	-9	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.6
Asia²	1 472	679	1 243	-229	2.0	3.2	1.5	2.6
Africa	768	325	666	-102	2.8	5.0	2.0	4.1
South and Central America	96	55	94	-2	0.9	2.0	1.1	1.9

Females
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes	9 748	4 654	9 401	-347	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.6
Of which
First generation immigrants, total	3 398	1 363	2 988	-410	1.4	2.7	1.0	2.2

The Nordic countries	107	48	81	-26	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.3
Western Europe else	83	44	85	2	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.6
Eastern Europe	814	351	740	-74	1.9	3.4	1.4	2.8
North America and Oceania	26	10	21	-5	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.5
Asia²	1 657	661	1 525	-132	2.0	3.6	1.4	3.1
Africa	538	187	398	-140	2.2	4.8	1.6	3.2
South and Central America	173	62	138	-35	1.9	3.0	1.0	2.3

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