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 labour force in each group. By the end of May 2010 and 2011
  May 2010 May 2011 Changes, immigrants 2010-2011
  Registered unemployed, total Non-immigrant
population		 Immigrants registered
as residents, total		 Country group 11 Country group 22 Registered
unemployed, total		 Non-immigrant
population		 Immigrants registered
as residents, total		 Country group 11 Country group 22    
The whole country 70 594 49 939 20 655 8 116 12 539 64 659 44 436 20 223 7 727 12 496 -432  
                         
Østfold 4 354 3 029 1 325  433  892 4 375 2 899 1 476  444 1 032  151  
Akershus 6 848 4 547 2 301 1 005 1 296 6 452 4 128 2 324  934 1 390 23  
Oslo 11 619 5 612 6 007 1 587 4 420 10 152 4 676 5 476 1 440 4 036 -531  
Hedmark 2 550 2 121  429  183  246 2 457 2 016  441  209  232 12  
Oppland 2 147 1 692  455  203  252 2 112 1 621  491  234  257 36  
Buskerud 3 654 2 485 1 169  455  714 3 369 2 161 1 208  465  743 39  
Vestfold 3 560 2 701  859  375  484 3 471 2 573  898  396  502 39  
Telemark 2 709 2 070  639  230  409 2 369 1 797  572  219  353 -67  
Aust-Agder 1 711 1 294  417  224  193 1 473 1 088  385  210  175 -32  
Vest-Agder 2 285 1 619  666  275  391 2 085 1 446  639  244  395 -27  
Rogaland 5 074 3 323 1 751  909  842 4 307 2 735 1 572  738  834 -179  
Hordaland 6 012 4 451 1 561  791  770 5 677 4 088 1 589  696  893 28  
Sogn og Fjordane 1 213  900  313  163  150  992  679  313  166  147 0  
Møre og Romsdal 2 925 2 252  673  363  310 2 690 1 981  709  417  292 36  
Sør-Trøndelag 4 160 3 301  859  364  495 3 867 2 993  874  360  514 15  
Nord-Trøndelag 1 826 1 557  269  151  118 1 440 1 225  215  101  114 -54  
Nordland 3 115 2 713  402  172  230 3 163 2 657  506  226  280  104  
Troms Romsa 1 976 1 668  308  130  178 1 752 1 439  313  126  187 5  
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 352 1 102  250  103  147 1 079  860  219  101  118 -31  
Uoppgitt 1 502 1 502 - - - 1 374 1 374 - - - -  
  Per cent Percentage points
The whole country 2.7 2.2 7.2 5.7 8.8 2.5 1.9 6.5 4.8 8.4 -0.7  
                      0.0  
Østfold 3.2 2.5 9.7 6.8 12.3 3.2 2.4 9.8 6.0 13.5 0.1  
Akershus 2.3 1.8 6.1 5.1 7.2 2.2 1.6 5.6 4.2 7.3 -0.5  
Oslo 3.5 2.2 7.9 5.3 9.6 3.0 1.8 6.7 4.2 8.6 -1.2  
Hedmark 2.7 2.4 7.5 5.7 9.7 2.6 2.3 7.1 5.7 9.2 -0.4  
Oppland 2.3 1.9 7.8 6.3 9.6 2.3 1.9 7.7 6.3 9.5 -0.1  
Buskerud 2.6 2.0 7.2 5.6 8.7 2.4 1.8 6.7 4.9 8.8 -0.5  
Vestfold 3.0 2.5 7.8 6.2 9.7 2.9 2.4 7.5 5.8 9.7 -0.3  
Telemark 3.2 2.6 9.6 7.6 11.3 2.8 2.3 8.1 6.6 9.6 -1.5  
Aust-Agder 3.1 2.6 9.4 8.9 10.2 2.7 2.2 8.0 7.4 8.8 -1.4  
Vest-Agder 2.6 2.0 7.6 7.0 8.1 2.4 1.8 7.0 5.7 8.2 -0.6  
Rogaland 2.1 1.6 6.0 5.4 7.0 1.8 1.3 5.0 3.9 6.6 -1.0  
Hordaland 2.3 1.9 6.5 5.9 7.2 2.2 1.7 6.0 4.6 8.0 -0.5  
Sogn og Fjordane 2.2 1.8 7.4 5.7 10.8 1.8 1.3 6.8 5.2 10.5 -0.6  
Møre og Romsdal 2.2 1.8 6.3 5.3 7.9 2.0 1.6 5.9 5.2 7.3 -0.4  
Sør-Trøndelag 2.6 2.3 6.8 5.6 8.1 2.4 2.1 6.4 4.9 8.1 -0.4  
Nord-Trøndelag 2.8 2.5 9.6 9.4 9.8 2.2 2.0 6.8 5.4 9.1 -2.8  
Nordland 2.6 2.4 6.2 5.2 7.4 2.7 2.4 7.1 5.9 8.5 0.9  
Troms Romsa 2.4 2.2 5.2 3.9 6.9 2.1 1.9 5.1 3.6 6.9 -0.1  
Finnmark Finnmárku 3.7 3.3 6.8 5.4 8.4 2.9 2.6 5.5 4.7 6.3 -1.3  
Uoppgitt - - - - - - - - - - -  
1  Country group 1 : EU/EFTA-countries, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

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