Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6   Registered participants in ordinary labour market schemes1, by region of birth and county of residence. By the end of February 2005. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years
Counties Selected municipalities Absolute figures Per cent
Participants in total First generation immigrants who are participants Participants in total First generation immigrants who are participants
Total Western countries2 Non-western countries3 Total Western countries2 Non-western countries3
The whole country 17 990       5 051  342 4 709 0.5      1.9 0.4 2.5
Østfold 1 360  355 31  324 0.7 2.4 0.7 3.2
Of which                
Fredrikstad  382  115 9  106 0.8 2.9 0.7 3.8
Akershus  923  383 29  354 0.3 1.2 0.2 1.7
Of which                
Bærum  225  112 9  103 0.3 1.3 0.2 2.1
Oslo 1 852 1 169 42 1 127 0.5 1.4 0.2 1.8
Hedmark  592  116 10  106 0.4 1.9 0.4 2.8
Oppland  474 91 8 83 0.4 1.6 0.4 2.2
Buskerud 1 199  360 30  330 0.7 2.4 0.6 3.2
Of which                
Drammen  368  155 6  149 0.9 2.5 0.5 2.9
Vestfold  845  220 8  212 0.5 2.1 0.2 3.2
Telemark  753  190 13  177 0.6 2.6 0.5 3.5
Aust-Agder  430  129 9  120 0.6 3.1 0.6 4.7
Vest-Agder  679  200 16  184 0.6 2.2 0.6 2.9
Of which                
Kristiansand  385  130 9  121 0.7 2.3 0.7 2.9
Rogaland 1 469  407 31  376 0.5 2.0 0.4 2.9
Of which                
Stavanger  499  152 16  136 0.6 1.7 0.5 2.4
Hordaland 2 134  497 35  462 0.7 2.6 0.6 3.5
Of which                
Bergen 1 171  329 25  304 0.7 2.4 0.6 3.1
Sogn og Fjordane  228 39 5 34 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.5
Møre og Romsdal  901  135 12  123 0.5 1.9 0.5 2.6
Sør-Trøndelag 1 417  254 21  233 0.7 2.4 0.6 3.1
Of which                
Trondheim  819  185 13  172 0.7 2.2 0.5 2.9
Nord-Trøndelag  603 95 8 87 0.7 3.3 0.8 4.6
Nordland 1 073  213 16  197 0.6 3.4 0.8 4.6
Troms  675  141 6  135 0.6 2.6 0.2 4.5
Finnmark Finnmárku  377 55 12 43 0.7 1.6 0.8 2.3
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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