Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2010 and 2011
  May 2010 May 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
  Absolute figures Per cent Absolute figures Per cent
Total 70 594 22 757 47 837 2.7 4.3 2.3 64 659 20 636 44 023 2.5 3.9 2.1
                         
Non-immigrant population 49 207 17 064 32 143 2.1 3.7 1.8 43 670 15 071 28 599 1.9 3.4 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  732  549  183 4.9 5.3 4.0  766  550  216 4.7 5.0 4.2
Country group 11 78 32 46 2.5 3.3 2.1 74 32 42 2.3 3.3 1.9
Country group 22  654  517  137 5.5 5.5 5.7  692  518  174 5.4 5.2 6.0
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 20 655 5 144 15 511 7.2 8.0 7.0 20 223 5 015 15 208 6.5 7.1 6.3
Country group 11 8 116 1 654 6 462 5.7 5.6 5.7 7 727 1 698 6 029 4.8 4.8 4.8
Country group 22 12 539 3 490 9 049 8.8 10.0 8.4 12 496 3 317 9 179 8.4 9.5 8.1
                         
Males total 45 098 14 794 30 304 3.3 5.3 2.8 38 321 12 350 25 971 2.8 4.4 2.4
                         
Non-immigrant population 31 524 11 310 20 214 2.6 4.8 2.1 25 896 9 168 16 728 2.2 3.9 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  452  358 94 5.7 6.6 3.8  459  346  113 5.4 6.1 4.0
Country group 11 43 20 23 2.5 3.7 2.0 46 21 25 2.6 4.0 2.0
Country group 22  409  338 71 6.6 6.9 5.4  413  325 88 6.1 6.3 5.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 13 122 3 126 9 996 8.1 8.9 7.9 11 966 2 836 9 130 6.8 7.4 6.6
Country group 11 6 069 1 073 4 996 6.9 6.5 7.0 5 425 1 016 4 409 5.4 5.0 5.5
Country group 22 7 053 2 053 5 000 9.5 11.2 9.0 6 541 1 820 4 721 8.6 9.9 8.2
                         
Females total 25 496 7 963 17 533 2.1 3.2 1.8 26 338 8 286 18 052 2.2 3.3 1.9
                         
Non-immigrant population 17 683 5 754 11 929 1.6 2.6 1.4 17 774 5 903 11 871 1.6 2.8 1.4
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  280  191 89 4.0 3.8 4.3  307  204  103 4.0 3.8 4.4
Country group 11 35 12 23 2.4 2.7 2.3 28 11 17 1.9 2.4 1.7
Country group 22  245  179 66 4.4 4.0 6.2  279  193 86 4.5 4.0 6.6
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 7 533 2 018 5 515 6.1 6.9 5.8 8 257 2 179 6 078 6.2 6.8 6.0
Country group 11 2 047  581 1 466 3.7 4.5 3.5 2 302  682 1 620 3.8 4.5 3.5
Country group 22 5 486 1 437 4 049 8.0 8.7 7.7 5 955 1 497 4 458 8.3 9.0 8.1
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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