Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5   Registered unemployed, by region of birth and county of residence. By the end of May 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 78 320        15 085 2 238 12 847 2.4      5.6 2.7 6.9
Østfold 4 474 1 014  120  894 2.4 6.9 2.8 8.6
Of which                
Fredrikstad 1 521  357 32  325 3.0 8.8 2.7 11.3
Akershus 6 885 1 482  261 1 221 1.9 4.4 2.0 5.9
Of which                
Bærum 1 147  296 55  241 1.6 3.4 1.5 4.9
Oslo 12 695 5 213  547 4 666 3.2 6.3 2.9 7.3
Hedmark 2 789  295 65  230 2.1 4.8 2.7 6.0
Oppland 2 235  262 49  213 1.7 4.5 2.5 5.5
Buskerud 3 304  701  110  591 1.9 4.6 2.4 5.6
Of which                
Drammen 1 024  350 34  316 2.5 5.5 3.1 6.0
Vestfold 3 545  561  100  461 2.2 5.3 2.7 6.7
Telemark 2 742  448 61  387 2.3 6.0 2.6 7.6
Aust-Agder 1 714  229 50  179 2.3 5.4 3.1 6.9
Vest-Agder 2 380  496 64  432 2.1 5.5 2.5 6.8
Of which                
Kristiansand 1 435  354 34  320 2.6 6.3 2.5 7.5
Rogaland 6 123 1 170  205  965 2.2 5.7 2.8 7.3
Of which                
Stavanger 2 243  568 99  469 2.7 6.1 2.9 8.0
Hordaland 7 832 1 059  190  869 2.5 5.4 3.1 6.4
Of which                
Bergen 4 443  772  108  664 2.6 5.4 2.7 6.5
Sogn og Fjordane 1 333  183 37  146 1.8 5.3 3.0 6.5
Møre og Romsdal 3 650  431 72  359 2.1 6.0 3.0 7.4
Sør-Trøndelag 4 805  534 94  440 2.4 4.9 2.8 5.8
Of which                
Trondheim 3 028  413 66  347 2.6 4.9 2.7 5.9
Nord-Trøndelag 2 159  144 26  118 2.4 4.9 2.6 6.0
Nordland 4 954  429 69  360 2.9 6.7 3.3 8.4
Troms 2 654  215 51  164 2.4 3.9 2.1 5.3
Finnmark Finnmárku 2 039  214 66  148 3.9 6.3 4.4 7.8
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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