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 November 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 19 339       5 600  391 5 209 0.6        2.1 0.5 2.9
Østfold 1 293  365 29  336 0.7 2.6 0.7 3.4
Of which                
Fredrikstad  345  103 11 92 0.7 2.6 0.9 3.4
Akershus 1 210  409 37  372 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.9
Of which                
Bærum  262  100 9 91 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.9
Oslo 2 417 1 481 70 1 411 0.6 1.8 0.4 2.2
Hedmark  750  156 8  148 0.6 2.6 0.3 4.0
Oppland  683  149 15  134 0.5 2.6 0.7 3.6
Buskerud 1 208  335 16  319 0.7 2.3 0.3 3.1
Of which                
Drammen  366  152 5  147 0.9 2.5 0.4 2.9
Vestfold  958  247 27  220 0.6 2.4 0.7 3.4
Telemark  833  228 19  209 0.7 3.1 0.8 4.3
Aust-Agder  475  144 13  131 0.6 3.5 0.8 5.3
Vest-Agder  696  203 18  185 0.6 2.3 0.7 3.0
Of which                
Kristiansand  360  127 11  116 0.7 2.3 0.8 2.8
Rogaland 1 494  449 39  410 0.5 2.2 0.5 3.2
Of which                
Stavanger  454  174 16  158 0.6 1.9 0.5 2.8
Hordaland 2 085  481 28  453 0.7 2.5 0.5 3.5
Of which                
Bergen 1 179  316 19  297 0.7 2.3 0.5 3.0
Sogn og Fjordane  267 39 4 35 0.4 1.2 0.3 1.6
Møre og Romsdal  943  155 17  138 0.6 2.2 0.7 3.0
Sør-Trøndelag 1 374  281 20  261 0.7 2.7 0.6 3.6
Of which                
Trondheim  806  201 14  187 0.7 2.5 0.6 3.3
Nord-Trøndelag  590 91 4 87 0.7 3.2 0.4 4.8
Nordland 1 190  219 11  208 0.7 3.5 0.5 5.0
Troms  606  118 8  110 0.6 2.2 0.3 3.8
Finnmark Finnmárku  261 46 8 38 0.5 1.4 0.5 2.1
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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