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 May 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 17 185       4 974  335 4 639 0.5       1.8 0.4 2.5
Østfold 1 349  374 23  351 0.7 2.6 0.5 3.4
Of which                
Fredrikstad  323  117 7  110 0.6 2.9 0.6 3.8
Akershus 1 008  350 19  331 0.3 1.0 0.1 1.6
Of which                
Bærum  194 84 6 78 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.6
Oslo 2 162 1 266 54 1 212 0.5 1.5 0.3 1.9
Hedmark  701  113 10  103 0.5 1.8 0.4 2.7
Oppland  476  101 6 95 0.4 1.7 0.3 2.5
Buskerud 1 216  392 30  362 0.7 2.6 0.7 3.4
Of which                
Drammen  369  171 8  163 0.9 2.7 0.7 3.1
Vestfold  732  163 10  153 0.5 1.5 0.3 2.2
Telemark  766  236 21  215 0.6 3.2 0.9 4.2
Aust-Agder  310 88 7 81 0.4 2.1 0.4 3.1
Vest-Agder  626  165 18  147 0.5 1.8 0.7 2.3
Of which                
Kristiansand  335  100 9 91 0.6 1.8 0.7 2.1
Rogaland 1 277  394 24  370 0.5 1.9 0.3 2.8
Of which                
Stavanger  443  140 14  126 0.5 1.5 0.4 2.1
Hordaland 1 681  419 35  384 0.5 2.1 0.6 2.8
Of which                
Bergen  919  275 19  256 0.5 1.9 0.5 2.5
Sogn og Fjordane  287 60 4 56 0.4 1.7 0.3 2.5
Møre og Romsdal 1 022  175 14  161 0.6 2.4 0.6 3.3
Sør-Trøndelag 1 019  186 15  171 0.5 1.7 0.4 2.3
Of which                
Trondheim  603  135 12  123 0.5 1.6 0.5 2.1
Nord-Trøndelag  501 78 4 74 0.6 2.7 0.4 3.8
Nordland  971  177 13  164 0.6 2.8 0.6 3.8
Troms  566  136 10  126 0.5 2.5 0.4 4.1
Finnmark Finnmárku  511 95 18 77 1.0 2.8 1.2 4.0
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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