Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

2 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and sex. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the population aged 15 to 74 years. By the end of May 2009 and 2010
  May 2009 May 2010
  In total Males Females In total Males Females
Participants, total 17 872 9 580 8 292 19 537 10 233 9 304
             
Non-immigrant population1 11 424 6 799 4 625 11 865 7 084 4 781
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 6 448 2 781 3 667 7 672 3 149 4 523
The Nordic countries  165 98 67  231  126  105
Western Europe else  232  102  130  298  154  144
EU countries in Eastern Europe  424  167  257  847  366  481
Eastern Europe else  833  311  522  873  317  556
North America and Oceania 34 19 15 44 22 22
Asia2 2 841 1 095 1 746 3 321 1 208 2 113
Africa 1 629  881  748 1 734  845  889
South and Central America  290  108  182  324  111  213
             
      Per cent
Participants, total 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5
             
Non-immigrant population1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3
             
Immigrants registered as residents, total 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.2
The Nordic countries 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4
Western Europe else 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7
EU countries in Eastern Europe 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 1.7
Eastern Europe else 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.7 2.3
North America and Oceania 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Asia2 2.2 1.8 2.6 2.4 1.9 2.9
Africa 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.4 4.3
South and Central America 2.0 1.8 2.2 2.1 1.7 2.4
1  Non-residents included, 114 (2009) and 141 (2010).
2  Turkey is included.

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