Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

3 Registered unemployed by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of November 2009 and 2010. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total aged 15-74 years1 in each group
  The whole population Total Immigrants
  The Nordic countries Western Europe else EU countries in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe else Northern America and Oceania Asia2 Africa Southern and Central America
November 2009                    
Total 65 285 18 059 1 159 1 078 4 117 1 979  176 6 077 2 775  698
Settled 4 years and less   6 320  357  541 3 382  342 50 1 004  502  142
Settled 4 - 6 years   2 941  137  135  422  430 25 1 057  620  115
Settled 7 years and more   8 798  665  402  313 1 207  101 4 016 1 653  441
                     
November 2010                    
Total 69 365 20 998 1 323 1 174 5 479 2 147  160 6 727 3 221  767
Settled 4 years and less   7 404  492  540 4 090  350 36 1 162  574  160
Settled 4 - 6 years   3 592  148  160 1 027  426 35 1 044  627  125
Settled 7 years and more   10 002  683  474  362 1 371 89 4 521 2 020  482
  Per cent
November 2009                    
In total 1.8 4.4 2.2 2.3 6.2 4.7 2.0 4.6 6.4 4.7
Settled 4 years and less   4.6 2.6 3.1 6.9 4.6 1.7 3.3 4.2 3.8
Settled 4 - 6 years   6.2 3.3 2.7 6.5 7.3 3.0 6.6 8.3 6.9
Settled 7 years and more   3.9 1.9 1.7 3.0 4.2 2.0 4.6 7.0 4.6
                     
November 2010                    
In total 1.9 4.7 2.3 2.3 6.6 4.9 1.8 4.8 6.8 5.0
Settled 4 years and less   4.8 2.9 2.8 7.0 4.8 1.2 3.6 4.2 4.5
Settled 4 - 6 years   6.7 3.3 2.6 8.2 7.8 3.5 6.8 8.8 7.0
Settled 7 years and more   4.2 1.9 1.9 3.1 4.4 1.7 4.9 7.6 4.8
1  Note that persons used as denominator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
2  Turkey is included.

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