Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2   Participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)1, by region of birth and sex. By the end of November 2003, February 2004, November 2004 and February 2005. In absolute figures and per cent of persons aged 16-74 years
Region of birth Sex Absolute figures Per cent
February 2004 November 2004 February 2005 Changes last year November 2003 February 2004 November 2004 February 2005
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes, total 21 094 19 336 17 987 -3 107 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 6 241 5 598 5 050 -1 191 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.9
                 
The Nordic countries  218  174  166 -52 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Western Europe else  185  174  143 -42 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Eastern Europe 1 243 1 143 1 052 -191 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.2
North America and Oceania 66 43 33 -33 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5
Asia2 3 109 2 768 2 463 -646 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.5
Africa 1 181 1 064  983 -198 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.4
South and Central America  239  232  210 -29 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.9
                 
Males                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 11 190 9 935 9 295 -1 895 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 2 923 2 610 2 287 -636 2.4 2.3 2.0 1.7
                 
The Nordic countries  115 93 83 -32 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
Western Europe else  110 89 76 -34 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4
Eastern Europe  432  403  365 -67 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.8
North America and Oceania 32 22 18 -14 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5
Asia2 1 455 1 243 1 075 -380 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3
Africa  692  666  585 -107 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.6
South and Central America 87 94 85 -2 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.7
                 
Females                
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes 9 904 9 401 8 692 -1 212 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 3 318 2 988 2 763 -555 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.0
                 
The Nordic countries  103 81 83 -20 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Western Europe else 75 85 67 -8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Eastern Europe  811  740  687 -124 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.6
North America and Oceania 34 21 15 -19 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4
Asia2 1 654 1 525 1 388 -266 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.8
Africa  489  398  398 -91 4.8 4.2 3.2 3.2
South and Central America  152  138  125 -27 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.0
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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