Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

4 Registered unemployed by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the population1 aged 15 to 74 years in each group. By the end of May 2009 and 2010
  May 2009 May 2010
  Registered unemployed, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants registered as residents, total Country group 12 Country group 23 Registered unemployed, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants registered as residents, total Country group 12 Country group 23
The whole country 67 542 49 842 17 700 6 487 11 213 70 594 49 943 20 651 8 144 12 507
                     
Østfold 4 351 3 132 1 219  370  849 4 354 3 029 1 325  435  890
Akershus 5 897 4 147 1 750  735 1 015 6 848 4 547 2 301 1 007 1 294
Oslo 10 452 5 265 5 187 1 303 3 884 11 619 5 613 6 006 1 594 4 412
Hedmark 2 499 2 100  399  162  237 2 550 2 121  429  183  246
Oppland 2 359 1 907  452  202  250 2 147 1 692  455  206  249
Buskerud 3 383 2 452  931  336  595 3 654 2 485 1 169  456  713
Vestfold 3 603 2 847  756  295  461 3 560 2 701  859  379  480
Telemark 2 605 2 066  539  183  356 2 709 2 070  639  231  408
Aust-Agder 1 443 1 141  302  139  163 1 711 1 294  417  225  192
Vest-Agder 2 175 1 586  589  219  370 2 285 1 619  666  277  389
Rogaland 4 201 2 828 1 373  630  743 5 074 3 323 1 751  910  841
Hordaland 5 846 4 470 1 376  658  718 6 012 4 453 1 559  794  765
Sogn og Fjordane 1 060  846  214 81  133 1 213  900  313  163  150
Møre og Romsdal 2 862 2 316  546  256  290 2 925 2 253  672  362  310
Sør-Trøndelag 4 515 3 608  907  415  492 4 160 3 301  859  364  495
Nord-Trøndelag 1 933 1 683  250  118  132 1 826 1 557  269  151  118
Nordland 3 441 3 055  386  136  250 3 115 2 713  402  172  230
Troms 2 175 1 905  270  140  130 1 976 1 668  308  131  177
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 465 1 211  254  109  145 1 352 1 102  250  104  146
Uoppgitt 1 277 1 277 - - - 1 504 1 502 2 - 2
          Per cent        
The whole country 1.9 1.6 4.5 2.4 5.3 1.9 1.6 4.8 4.4 5.2
                     
Østfold 2.2 1.8 5.8 2.5 6.7 2.1 1.7 5.8 4.9 6.4
Akershus 1.5 1.2 3.6 1.9 4.3 1.7 1.3 4.3 4.0 4.5
Oslo 2.3 1.6 4.7 2.4 5.3 2.5 1.7 5.2 4.1 5.7
Hedmark 1.8 1.6 4.6 2.5 5.7 1.8 1.6 4.6 4.1 5.1
Oppland 1.7 1.5 5.4 3.2 6.3 1.6 1.3 4.9 4.7 5.2
Buskerud 1.8 1.5 4.2 2.6 4.8 1.9 1.5 4.9 4.4 5.2
Vestfold 2.1 1.8 4.8 2.8 5.6 2.1 1.7 5.1 4.6 5.5
Telemark 2.1 1.8 5.4 2.9 6.3 2.2 1.8 5.8 5.3 6.2
Aust-Agder 1.8 1.6 4.7 2.4 5.9 2.1 1.7 6.0 6.5 5.5
Vest-Agder 1.8 1.4 4.7 2.6 5.5 1.8 1.4 5.0 5.1 4.8
Rogaland 1.3 1.0 3.8 1.7 4.8 1.6 1.2 4.4 4.3 4.5
Hordaland 1.7 1.4 4.5 2.2 5.2 1.7 1.4 4.5 4.6 4.3
Sogn og Fjordane 1.4 1.2 4.2 2.5 5.0 1.6 1.3 5.2 4.5 6.4
Møre og Romsdal 1.6 1.4 4.4 2.8 5.1 1.6 1.3 4.6 4.3 5.1
Sør-Trøndelag 2.1 1.8 5.3 2.5 6.3 1.9 1.7 4.6 4.4 4.8
Nord-Trøndelag 2.0 1.9 5.5 2.9 6.4 1.9 1.7 5.7 6.7 4.7
Nordland 2.0 1.9 4.2 2.5 4.9 1.8 1.6 4.0 3.9 4.1
Troms 1.9 1.7 3.4 2.5 4.0 1.7 1.5 3.6 3.1 4.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 2.7 2.4 5.6 3.7 6.6 2.5 2.2 4.9 4.1 5.6
Uoppgitt - - - - - - - - - -
1  Note that the population used as numerator gives a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
2  Country group 1 :EU/EFTA-countries, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
3  Eastern Europe outside the EU, Asia(Turkey incl.), Africa, South and Central America and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand.

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