Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. By the end of August 2006 and 2007. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons aged 16-74 years in each group
  August 2006 August 2007
  Participants, total Non-immigrant population and descendants First generation immigrants, total Western countries1 Non western countries2 Participants, total Non-immigrant population and descendants First generation immigrants, total Western countries1 Non western countries2
The whole country 6 055 3 696 2 359  128 2 231 6 554 3 661 2 893  111 2 782
                     
Østfold  357  252  105 8 97  477  307  170 8  162
Akershus  641  367  274 15  259  610  301  309 11  298
Oslo  895  334  561 23  538 1 288  395  893 21  872
Hedmark  198  165 33 6 27  196  146 50 2 48
Oppland  182  124 58 4 54  171  108 63 2 61
Buskerud  279  147  132 6  126  377  224  153 8  145
Vestfold  330  218  112 3  109  391  246  145 2  143
Telemark  288  149  139 3  136  192 61  131 4  127
Aust-Agder  102 63 39 2 37  103 56 47 2 45
Vest-Agder  227  112  115 7  108  204  101  103 5 98
Rogaland  619  363  256 14  242  544  286  258 9  249
Hordaland  584  370  214 4  210  606  399  207 4  203
Sogn og Fjordane 65 45 20 1 19 33 20 13 - 13
Møre og Romsdal  134 98 36 3 33  198  144 54 4 50
Sør-Trøndelag  413  297  116 10  106  375  243  132 3  129
Nord-Trøndelag  194  156 38 4 34  129 96 33 2 31
Nordland  314  251 63 7 56  330  272 58 9 49
Troms Romsa 92 78 14 3 11  115 91 24 5 19
Finnmark Finnmárku  141  107 34 5 29  215  165 50 10 40
                     
                     
The whole country 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.2
                     
Østfold 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.2
Akershus 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1
Oslo 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.2
Hedmark 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1
Oppland 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3
Buskerud 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 1.1
Vestfold 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.0 1.6
Telemark 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.1 2.5 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 2.1
Aust-Agder 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.4
Vest-Agder 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.3
Rogaland 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.3
Hordaland 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.2
Sogn og Fjordane 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.5
Møre og Romsdal 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.8
Sør-Trøndelag 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.3
Nord-Trøndelag 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.3
Nordland 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.0
Troms Romsa 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.7 1.9
1  Western Europe, North America and Oceania.
2  Eastern Europe, Asia, Turkey, Africa and South and Central America.

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