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. By the end of February 2010 and 2011
  February 2010 February 2011
  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
  Absolutte tall Per cent Absolutte tall Per cent
Total 78 762 25 622 53 140 3.0 4.9 2.6 77 372 24 944 52 428 3.0 4.8 2.5
                         
Non-immigrant population 56 095 19 746 36 349 2.4 4.4 2.0 52 953 18 584 34 369 2.3 4.2 1.9
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  753  558  195 5.1 5.5 4.3  856  614  242 5.3 5.6 4.7
Country group 11 95 34 61 3.0 3.5 2.8 78 33 45 2.4 3.4 2.0
Country group 22  658  524  134 5.7 5.7 5.6  778  581  197 6.0 5.8 6.7
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 21 914 5 318 16 596 7.8 8.7 7.6 23 563 5 746 17 817 7.7 8.5 7.5
Country group 11 9 061 1 760 7 301 6.5 6.5 6.5 9 938 2 090 7 848 6.3 6.3 6.3
Country group 22 12 853 3 558 9 295 9.1 10.5 8.6 13 625 3 656 9 969 9.2 10.6 8.8
                         
Males total 52 430 17 474 34 956 3.8 6.4 3.2 48 773 15 873 32 900 3.5 5.7 3.0
                         
Non-immigrant population 37 609 13 791 23 818 3.1 5.8 2.5 33 544 12 120 21 424 2.8 5.2 2.2
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  462  360  102 5.9 6.7 4.1  512  382  130 6.0 6.7 4.6
Country group 11 53 23 30 3.1 4.3 2.6 49 24 25 2.8 4.6 2.1
Country group 22  409  337 72 6.7 7.0 5.4  463  358  105 6.8 6.9 6.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 14 359 3 323 11 036 9.0 10.0 8.8 14 717 3 371 11 346 8.4 9.1 8.3
Country group 11 7 061 1 206 5 855 8.3 7.9 8.4 7 410 1 336 6 074 7.5 7.1 7.7
Country group 22 7 298 2 117 5 181 9.9 11.8 9.3 7 307 2 035 5 272 9.6 11.2 9.1
                         
Females total 26 332 8 148 18 184 2.2 3.3 1.9 28 599 9 071 19 528 2.3 3.7 2.0
                         
Non-immigrant population 18 486 5 955 12 531 1.7 2.8 1.4 19 409 6 464 12 945 1.8 3.0 1.5
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  291  198 93 4.2 4.1 4.5  344  232  112 4.5 4.4 4.7
Country group 11 42 11 31 2.9 2.5 3.0 29 9 20 1.9 2.0 1.9
Country group 22  249  187 62 4.6 4.3 5.8  315  223 92 5.1 4.7 6.9
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 7 555 1 995 5 560 6.2 7.1 5.9 8 846 2 375 6 471 6.7 7.7 6.4
Country group 11 2 000  554 1 446 3.7 4.6 3.4 2 528  754 1 774 4.2 5.2 3.9
Country group 22 5 555 1 441 4 114 8.2 8.9 7.9 6 318 1 621 4 697 8.8 10.0 8.5
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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