Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

1   Registered unemployed aged 16-74 years, by region of birth and sex. By the end of February 2004, May 2004, February 2004 and May 2005. In absolute figures and per cent of the labour force
Region of birth Sex Absolute figures Per cent
May 2004 February 2005 May 2005 Changes last year February 2004 May 2004 February 2005 Maiy 2005
Registered unemployed, total 86 829 91 107 78 320 -8 509 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.3
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 15 781 16 604 15 083 -698 10.3 9.8 10.0 9.0
                 
The Nordic countries 1 396 1 491 1 210 -186 4.7 4.1 4.5 3.6
Western Europe else  928 1 000  842 -86 5.1 4.4 4.7 3.9
Eastern Europe 2 840 3 076 2 707 -133 11.0 10.2 10.3 8.9
North America and Oceania  215  240  186 -29 6.1 5.3 5.8 4.5
Asia1 7 100 7 321 6 876 -224 13.5 13.1 13.1 12.3
Africa 2 542 2 667 2 521 -21 19.1 18.2 18.6 17.5
South and Central America  760  809  741 -19 11.3 10.8 11.1 10.1
                 
Males                
Registered unemployed, total 49 793 52 369 43 390 -6 403 4.6 4.0 4.1 3.4
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 9 249 9 569 8 578 -671 11.7 10.8 10.9 9.7
                 
The Nordic countries  819  895  714 -105 6.1 5.1 5.6 4.5
Western Europe else  651  690  564 -87 5.9 5.1 5.3 4.3
Eastern Europe 1 401 1 458 1 246 -155 12.5 11.2 10.7 9.0
North America and Oceania  114  130 94 -20 6.4 5.3 5.9 4.3
Asia1 4 066 4 097 3 809 -257 14.3 13.6 13.4 12.4
Africa 1 794 1 863 1 768 -26 21.0 19.9 20.2 19.2
South and Central America  404  436  383 -21 13.1 11.6 12.2 10.7
                 
Females                
Registered unemployed, total 37 036 38 738 34 930 -2 106 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.1
Of which                
First generation immigrants, total 6 532 7 035 6 505 -27 8.8 8.6 9.0 8.3
                 
The Nordic countries  577  596  496 -81 3.4 3.3 3.4 2.9
Western Europe else  277  310  278 1 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.3
Eastern Europe 1 439 1 618 1 461 22 9.8 9.4 9.9 8.9
North America and Oceania  101  110 92 -9 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7
Asia1 3 034 3 224 3 067 33 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.1
Africa  748  804  753 5 15.7 15.0 15.7 14.5
South and Central America  356  373  358 2 9.5 10.0 10.1 9.6
1  Turkey is included.

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