Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5   Registered unemployed, by region of birth and county of residence. By the end of February 2005. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years
Counties
Selected municipalities
Absolute figures Per cent
Unemployed in total Unemployed first generation immigrants Unemployed in total Unemployed first generation immigrants
Total Western countries1 Non-western countries2 Total Western countries1 Non-western countries2
The whole country 91 116         16 607 2 768 13 839 2.8       6.2 3.3 7.5
Østfold 5 189 1 112  127  985 2.8 7.7 2.9 9.7
Of which                
Fredrikstad 1 641  383 32  351 3.2 9.6 2.7 12.6
Akershus 7 655 1 570  317 1 253 2.2 4.7 2.5 6.2
Of which                
Bærum 1 221  303 63  240 1.7 3.5 1.7 4.9
Oslo 14 074 5 716  664 5 052 3.5 6.9 3.5 7.9
Hedmark 3 248  316 70  246 2.4 5.1 3.0 6.5
Oppland 2 653  294 48  246 2.0 5.1 2.4 6.5
Buskerud 4 015  854  130  724 2.3 5.7 2.8 6.9
Of which                
Drammen 1 345  483 53  430 3.2 7.7 4.7 8.4
Vestfold 4 204  612  135  477 2.6 5.9 3.6 7.1
Telemark 3 397  489 74  415 2.9 6.6 3.1 8.3
Aust-Agder 2 140  226 54  172 2.9 5.4 3.3 6.7
Vest-Agder 2 828  560 78  482 2.5 6.3 3.0 7.6
Of which                
Kristiansand 1 630  400 52  348 3.0 7.2 3.9 8.2
Rogaland 7 393 1 378  279 1 099 2.7 6.8 3.8 8.5
Of which                
Stavanger 2 660  659  131  528 3.2 7.2 3.8 9.2
Hordaland 8 716 1 157  223  934 2.7 6.0 3.7 7.1
Of which                
Bergen 5 036  846  136  710 2.9 6.0 3.4 7.1
Sogn og Fjordane 1 773  180 52  128 2.4 5.2 4.3 5.8
Møre og Romsdal 4 720  525  120  405 2.7 7.3 5.1 8.4
Sør-Trøndelag 5 523  568  116  452 2.8 5.3 3.5 6.1
Of which                
Trondheim 3 376  434 73  361 2.9 5.2 3.0 6.1
Nord-Trøndelag 2 741  196 41  155 3.0 6.8 4.1 8.2
Nordland 5 382  392 87  305 3.2 6.2 4.2 7.2
Troms 3 033  211 67  144 2.7 3.9 2.8 4.8
Finnmark Finnmárku 2 412  243 84  159 4.6 7.2 5.6 8.4
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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