Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

3   Registered unemployed and participants in ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes)1, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of February 2004 and 2005. In per cent of persons in total aged 16-74 years
      First generation immigrants
  The whole population Total The Nordic countries Western Europe else Eastern Europe Northern America and Oceania Asia2 Africa Southern and Central America
Registrerte arbeidsledige                  
Registered unemployed                  
February 2004                  
Total 3.0       6.5 3.5 3.5 7.1 3.5      7.7       9.7 7.3
Settled 4 years and less   6.4 4.7 4.0 5.8 3.2 7.6 8.4 6.1
Settled 4 - 6 years   8.8 4.7 4.5 8.8 5.0 11.2 12.5 9.9
Settled 7 years and more   6.0 2.9 3.2 7.2 3.4 7.2 9.9 7.4
                   
February 2005                  
Total 2.8 6.2 3.4 3.2 6.5 3.4 7.5 9.2 7.3
Settled 4 years and less   6.3 4.4 3.8 5.8 3.7 7.4 8.2 6.6
Settled 4 - 6 years   9.4 4.8 4.6 9.1 4.7 12.1 12.7 10.2
Settled 7 years and more   5.7 2.9 2.9 6.5 3.1 6.9 9.2 7.3
                   
Ordinære arbeidsmarkedstiltak                  
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
February 2004                  
In total 0.6 2.4 0.5 0.6 2.9 0.9 3.3 4.3 2.2
Settled 4 years and less   4.2 0.5 0.8 5.1 1.5 5.8 5.8 3.7
Settled 4 - 6 years   3.5 0.6 0.9 4.0 1.6 5.1 5.5 3.9
Settled 7 years and more   1.5 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.6 1.9 2.9 1.6
                   
February 2005                  
In total 0.5 1.9 0.4 0.5 2.2 0.5 2.5 3.4 1.9
Settled 4 years and less   3.2 0.5 0.6 3.5 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   2.5 0.4 0.6 2.8 0.2 3.6 3.6 2.5
Settled 7 years and more   1.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.3
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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