Table 3 Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2010 and 2011. Absolute figures and in per cent of the population aged 15-74 years in each group

3 Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2010 and 2011. Absolute figures and in per cent of the population¹ aged 15-74 years in each group
	The whole population	Total	Immigrants

	The whole population	Total	The Nordic countries	Western Europe else	EU countries in Eastern Europe	Eastern Europe else	Northern America and Oceania	Asia²	Africa	Southern and Central America

May 2010
Total	70 594	20 655	1 358	1 245	5 359	2 115	155	6 536	3 157	730
Settled 4 years and less		6 781	448	556	3 820	339	30	962	482	144
Settled 4 - 6 years		3 696	151	215	1 190	372	28	990	621	129
Settled 7 years and more		10 178	759	474	349	1 404	97	4 584	2 054	457

May 2011
Total	64 659	20 223	1 179	1 074	5 322	2 011	153	6 756	3 052	676
Settled 4 years and less		5 701	394	406	2 964	263	37	1 044	462	131
Settled 4 - 6 years		4 513	164	241	1 946	351	27	1 070	589	125
Settled 7 years and more		10 009	621	427	412	1 397	89	4 642	2 001	420


May 2010
In total	1.9	4.8	2.5	2.6	7.2	4.9	1.8	4.8	6.9	4.8
Settled 4 years and less		5.1	3.2	3.4	7.7	5.1	1.1	3.4	4.1	4.2
Settled 4 - 6 years		6.7	3.3	3.4	9.4	6.8	2.7	6.3	8.6	7.1
Settled 7 years and more		4.3	2.1	1.9	3.0	4.5	1.9	4.9	7.7	4.5

May 2011
In total	1.7	4.3	2.0	2.1	5.7	4.5	1.7	4.7	6.1	4.2
Settled 4 years and less		3.9	2.2	2.5	5.3	4.2	1.4	3.6	3.5	3.9
Settled 4 - 6 years		6.4	3.1	2.8	8.3	6.6	2.4	6.4	7.6	6.2
Settled 7 years and more		4.0	1.7	1.6	3.1	4.2	1.7	4.7	6.9	4.0

¹	Note that the population used as numerator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
²	Turkey is included.