Table 4 Registered unemployed by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years in each group. By the end of November 2004 and 2005

4	Registered unemployed, by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of persons aged 16 to 74 years in each group. By the end of November 2004 and 2005

	November 2004					November 2005

	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrants and descendants¹	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries²	Non western countries³	Registered unemployed, total	Non-immigrants and descendants¹	First generation immigrants, total	Western countries²	Non western countries³

The whole country	83 616	68 293	15 323	2 518	12 805	72 342	58 068	14 274	2 041	12 233

Østfold	4 832	3 818	1 014	117	897	4 320	3 288	1 032	128	904
Akershus	7 000	5 557	1 443	293	1 150	6 488	5 024	1 464	235	1 229
Oslo	13 560	8 154	5 406	602	4 804	11 400	6 585	4 815	497	4 318
Hedmark	2 736	2 470	266	66	200	2 633	2 348	285	59	226
Oppland	2 369	2 094	275	59	216	2 069	1 831	238	49	189
Buskerud	3 749	2 966	783	117	666	3 589	2 724	865	119	746
Vestfold	3 785	3 281	504	108	396	3 342	2 839	503	79	424
Telemark	3 102	2 665	437	69	368	2 620	2 174	446	55	391
Aust-Agder	1 931	1 708	223	56	167	1 548	1 341	207	50	157
Vest-Agder	2 824	2 279	545	75	470	2 401	1 897	504	56	448
Rogaland	6 886	5 645	1 241	244	997	5 214	4 190	1 024	172	852
Hordaland	7 890	6 886	1 004	189	815	7 291	6 289	1 002	168	834
Sogn og Fjordane	1 434	1 277	157	47	110	1 150	1 021	129	29	100
Møre og Romsdal	4 314	3 835	479	104	375	3 140	2 772	368	61	307
Sør-Trøndelag	5 026	4 501	525	99	426	4 316	3 819	497	89	408
Nord-Trøndelag	2 383	2 227	156	25	131	1 992	1 856	136	21	115
Nordland	4 878	4 493	385	76	309	4 367	4 031	336	56	280
Troms	2 694	2 483	211	76	135	2 577	2 371	206	49	157
Finnmark Finnmárku	2 220	1 951	269	96	173	1 885	1 668	217	69	148

					Per cent
The whole country	2.5	2.3	5.8	3.1	7.1	2.2	1.9	5.2	2.4	6.3

Østfold	2.6	2.2	7.2	2.7	9.1	2.3	1.9	6.8	2.9	8.3
Akershus	2.0	1.7	4.4	2.3	5.8	1.8	1.6	4.2	1.8	5.6
Oslo	3.4	2.6	6.6	3.2	7.6	2.8	2.1	5.7	2.6	6.5
Hedmark	2.0	1.9	4.4	2.8	5.4	2.0	1.8	4.5	2.4	5.8
Oppland	1.8	1.7	4.8	3.0	5.8	1.6	1.5	4.0	2.4	4.8
Buskerud	2.1	1.9	5.3	2.5	6.5	2.0	1.7	5.5	2.5	6.8
Vestfold	2.4	2.2	4.9	2.9	6.0	2.1	1.9	4.7	2.1	6.0
Telemark	2.6	2.4	6.0	2.9	7.5	2.2	2.0	5.9	2.3	7.5
Aust-Agder	2.6	2.5	5.4	3.4	6.8	2.1	1.9	4.8	3.0	5.9
Vest-Agder	2.5	2.2	6.3	2.9	7.7	2.1	1.8	5.5	2.1	6.9
Rogaland	2.5	2.2	6.2	3.3	7.8	1.9	1.6	4.8	2.3	6.2
Hordaland	2.5	2.3	5.3	3.2	6.3	2.3	2.1	4.9	2.7	5.9
Sogn og Fjordane	1.9	1.8	4.6	3.9	5.1	1.6	1.5	3.8	2.4	4.5
Møre og Romsdal	2.5	2.3	6.8	4.5	8.0	1.8	1.7	5.0	2.5	6.2
Sør-Trøndelag	2.6	2.4	5.0	3.0	5.9	2.2	2.1	4.4	2.6	5.2
Nord-Trøndelag	2.7	2.6	5.5	2.6	7.1	2.2	2.1	4.6	2.1	6.0
Nordland	2.9	2.8	6.1	3.7	7.3	2.6	2.5	5.2	2.6	6.4
Troms	2.5	2.4	4.0	3.2	4.6	2.3	2.3	3.6	2.0	4.8
Finnmark Finnmárku	4.2	4.0	8.0	6.4	9.3	3.6	3.4	6.3	4.6	7.6

¹	Norwegian born to foreign born parents.
²	Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
³	Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.].

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