Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force in each group. By the end of November 2008 and 2009
  November 2008 November 2009
  Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more
  Absolute numbers Per cent Absolute numbers Per cent
Total 45 180 15 028 30 152 1.8 2.7 1.5 67 425 22 459 44 966 2.6 4.0 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 33 130 11 623 21 507 1.5 2.4 1.2 48 185 16 983 31 202 2.1 3.5 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  384  294 90 2.9 3.0 2.6  699  532  167 4.8 5.1 4.1
Country group 11 41 14 27 1.4 1.5 1.3 89 33 56 2.9 3.3 2.6
Country group 22  343  280 63 3.3 3.1 4.3  610  499  111 5.3 5.2 5.7
                         
Immigrants, total 11 666 3 111 8 555 4.7 5.0 4.6 18 541 4 944 13 597 6.8 7.5 6.6
Country group 11 3 106  644 2 462 2.7 2.6 2.7 6 645 1 458 5 187 5.0 5.1 5.0
Country group 22 8 560 2 467 6 093 6.5 6.7 6.4 11 896 3 486 8 410 8.5 9.4 8.2
                         
Males, total 26 585 9 234 17 351 2.0 3.1 1.7 42 389 14 575 27 814 3.1 4.9 2.6
                         
Non-immigrant population 19 419 7 231 12 188 1.7 2.8 1.3 30 283 11 264 19 019 2.5 4.4 2.0
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  232  183 49 3.3 3.5 2.6  430  347 83 5.5 6.3 3.7
Country group 11 25 9 16 1.6 1.7 1.5 46 20 26 2.7 3.6 2.3
Country group 22  207  174 33 3.8 3.7 4.0  384  327 57 6.3 6.6 5.3
                         
Immigrants, total 6 934 1 820 5 114 4.9 5.3 4.8 11 676 2 964 8 712 7.5 8.3 7.3
Country group 11 2 155  407 1 748 3.0 2.8 3.1 4 928  935 3 993 6.0 5.7 6.1
Country group 22 4 779 1 413 3 366 6.9 7.3 6.7 6 748 2 029 4 719 9.2 10.4 8.8
                         
Females, total 18 595 5 794 12 801 1.6 2.2 1.4 25 036 7 884 17 152 2.0 3.0 1.8
                         
Non-immigrant population 13 711 4 392 9 319 1.3 1.9 1.1 17 902 5 719 12 183 1.6 2.5 1.4
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  152  111 41 2.4 2.4 2.6  269  185 84 3.9 3.7 4.5
Country group 11 16 5 11 1.2 1.2 1.2 43 13 30 3.0 3.0 3.0
Country group 22  136  106 30 2.8 2.5 4.8  226  172 54 4.2 3.8 6.3
                         
Immigrants, total 4 732 1 291 3 441 4.4 4.6 4.4 6 865 1 980 4 885 5.8 6.6 5.5
Country group 11  951  237  714 2.1 2.3 2.1 1 717  523 1 194 3.3 4.3 3.0
Country group 22 3 781 1 054 2 727 6.1 6.0 6.1 5 148 1 457 3 691 7.7 8.2 7.5
1  EU/EFTA-countries, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
2  Eastern Europe outside the EU, Asia (Turkey incl.), Africa, South and Central America and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand.

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