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 May 2004 and 2005. In per cent of persons in total aged 16 - 74 years
  The whole population Total First generation immigrants
  The Nordic countries Western Europe else Eastern Europe Northern America and Oceania Asia2 Africa Southern and Central America
Registered unemployed                  
                   
February 2004                  
Total 2.6 6.2 3.1 3.1 6.6 3.1 7.6 9.2 7.1
Settled 4 years and less   6.2 4.0 3.3 5.9 2.6 7.4 8.3 6.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   8.4 4.2 4.3 8.0 4.0 11.1 12.2 8.7
Settled 7 years and more   5.7 2.6 2.8 6.7 3.1 7.0 9.0 7.2
                   
February 2005                  
Total 2.4 5.6 2.7 2.7 5.6 2.7 7.0 8.6 6.6
Settled 4 years and less   5.5 3.4 2.9 4.7 2.0 6.8 7.6 6.6
Settled 4 - 6 years   8.6 4.0 3.5 8.3 3.1 11.1 12.6 8.5
Settled 7 years and more   5.3 2.3 2.5 5.8 2.9 6.6 8.6 6.6
                   
Participants in ordinary labour market schemes                  
                   
February 2004                  
In total 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.6 2.8 0.9 3.1 4.1 2.0
Settled 4 years and less   4.0 0.4 0.9 5.0 1.4 5.5 5.5 3.2
Settled 4 - 6 years   3.3 0.5 0.6 3.6 0.9 5.0 4.9 3.9
Settled 7 years and more   1.4 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.6 1.5
                   
February 2005                  
In total 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.1 0.6 2.4 3.5 1.9
Settled 4 years and less   3.1 0.5 0.6 3.2 0.9 4.1 5.1 3.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   2.5 0.3 0.4 2.6 .. 3.6 3.8 2.8
Settled 7 years and more   1.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 1.3
1  Participants with work-limiting disabilities are not included in these figures any longer.
2  Turkey is included.

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