Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6   Registered participants in ordinary labour market schemes1, 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
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 8 181        2 818  202 2 616 0.2         1.0 0.2 1.4
Østfold  730  194 19  175 0.4 1.3 0.4 1.6
Of which                
Fredrikstad  141 43 6 37 0.3 1.0 0.5 1.3
Akershus  677  256 15  241 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.1
Of which                
Bærum  137 58 4 54 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.1
Oslo 1 524  953 54  899 0.4 1.1 0.3 1.4
Hedmark  387 53 6 47 0.3 0.8 0.3 1.2
Oppland  195 43 1 42 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1
Buskerud  422  148 11  137 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.3
Of which                
Drammen  133 68 3 65 0.3 1.1 0.3 1.2
Vestfold  504  154 7  147 0.3 1.4 0.2 2.1
Telemark  473  143 6  137 0.4 1.9 0.3 2.7
Aust-Agder  152 47 4 43 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.6
Vest-Agder  351  116 18 98 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.5
Of which                
Kristiansand  200 68 10 58 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.4
Rogaland  668  230 25  205 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5
Of which                
Stavanger  275  114 19 95 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.6
Hordaland  474  132 8  124 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.9
Of which                
Bergen  304  111 5  106 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.0
Sogn og Fjordane  123 36 4 32 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.5
Møre og Romsdal  336 59 3 56 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.2
Sør-Trøndelag  413  103 7 96 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.3
Of which                
Trondheim  294 84 7 77 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3
Nord-Trøndelag  132 18 1 17 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.9
Nordland  182 34 3 31 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7
Troms  155 43 - 43 0.1 0.8 .. 1.4
Finnmark Finnmárku  280 54 10 44 0.5 1.6 0.7 2.3
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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