Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5   Registered unemployed, by region of birth and county of residence. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total 16-74 years. By the end of August 2005
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 88 058       16 613 2 425 14 188 2.7        6.1 2.9 7.5
Østfold 5 091 1 161  137 1 024 2.7 7.8 3.2 9.6
Of which                
Fredrikstad 1 696  416 38  378 3.3 10.0 3.2 12.8
Akershus 7 524 1 641  288 1 353 2.1 4.8 2.2 6.4
Of which                
Bærum 1 340  342 79  263 1.8 3.9 2.1 5.2
Oslo 13 176 5 362  589 4 773 3.3 6.4 3.2 7.3
Hedmark 3 186  369 77  292 2.4 5.9 3.2 7.5
Oppland 2 428  309 50  259 1.9 5.2 2.5 6.6
Buskerud 4 036  900  135  765 2.3 5.8 2.9 7.1
Of which                
Drammen 1 249  445 34  411 3.0 7.0 3.1 7.8
Vestfold 4 096  602  104  498 2.6 5.6 2.8 7.2
Telemark 3 116  549 68  481 2.6 7.4 2.9 9.4
Aust-Agder 1 886  259 43  216 2.5 6.1 2.6 8.2
Vest-Agder 2 759  538 63  475 2.4 6.0 2.4 7.4
Of which                
Kristiansand 1 613  371 37  334 2.9 6.6 2.7 7.8
Rogaland 6 820 1 308  211 1 097 2.4 6.2 2.8 8.1
Of which                
Stavanger 2 401  592 94  498 2.9 6.3 2.7 8.3
Hordaland 9 120 1 192  206  986 2.9 6.0 3.4 7.1
Of which                
Bergen 5 141  841  114  727 3.0 5.8 2.8 7.0
Sogn og Fjordane 1 461  151 29  122 2.0 4.5 2.4 5.6
Møre og Romsdal 4 312  493 77  416 2.5 6.9 3.3 8.6
Sør-Trøndelag 5 333  556 90  466 2.7 5.1 2.7 6.1
Of which                
Trondheim 3 366  420 61  359 2.9 5.0 2.5 6.0
Nord-Trøndelag 2 554  170 21  149 2.8 5.9 2.1 7.8
Nordland 5 674  522 78  444 3.4 8.2 3.7 10.3
Troms 3 254  269 70  199 2.9 4.9 2.9 6.4
Finnmark Finnmárku 2 221  262 89  173 4.2 7.7 6.0 9.0
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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