Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

1 Registered unemployed by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. In absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force. By the end of November 2008 and 2009
  November 2008 November 2009
  Total Males Females Tota Males Females
Registered unemployed, total 45 180 26 585 18 595 67 425 42 389 25 036
             
Non-immigrant population1 33 514 19 651 13 863 48 884 30 713 18 171
             
Immigrants, total 11 666 6 934 4 732 18 541 11 676 6 865
The Nordic countries  736  453  283 1 221  820  401
Western Europe else  638  431  207 1 111  764  347
EU countries in Eastern Europe 1 632 1 215  417 4 135 3 238  897
Eastern Europe else 1 419  719  700 2 046 1 105  941
North America and Oceania  101 56 45  181  108 73
Asia2 4 507 2 356 2 151 6 310 3 366 2 944
Africa 2 209 1 495  714 2 827 1 912  915
South and Central America  424  209  215  710  363  347
             
  Per cent
Registered unemployed, total 1.8 2.0 1.6 2.6 3.1 2.0
             
Non-immigrant population1 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.5 1.6
             
Immigrants, total 4.7 4.9 4.4 6.8 7.5 5.8
The Nordic countries 2.0 2.4 1.6 3.0 3.9 2.0
Western Europe else 2.1 2.2 1.8 3.2 3.5 2.8
EU countries in Eastern Europe 3.8 4.1 3.2 8.0 9.1 5.5
Eastern Europe else 5.3 5.7 4.9 7.1 8.3 6.1
North America and Oceania 1.9 1.9 1.9 3.2 3.4 2.9
Asia2 6.2 6.1 6.2 8.0 8.2 7.8
Africa 10.3 11.1 8.9 12.4 13.5 10.5
South and Central America 4.4 4.6 4.2 6.9 7.6 6.4
1  Non-residents included, 723 (2008) and 1 384 (2009).
2  Turkey is included.

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