Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

4 Registered unemployed, by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute figures and in per cent of the labour force in each group. By the end of August 2010 and 2011
  August 2010 August 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 76 101 53 451 22 650 8 167 14 483 71 344 49 195 22 149 7 731 14 418 -501  
                         
Østfold 4 986 3 384 1 602  466 1 136 4 637 3 029 1 608  464 1 144 6  
Akershus 7 303 4 900 2 403  943 1 460 7 045 4 539 2 506  923 1 583  103  
Oslo 12 989 6 083 6 906 1 670 5 236 10 918 5 115 5 803 1 312 4 491 -1 103  
Hedmark 2 708 2 193  515  214  301 2 789 2 291  498  217  281 -17  
Oppland 2 131 1 683  448  151  297 2 144 1 641  503  193  310 55  
Buskerud 3 824 2 596 1 228  426  802 3 619 2 323 1 296  453  843 68  
Vestfold 3 808 2 887  921  369  552 3 954 2 924 1 030  414  616  109  
Telemark 2 783 2 156  627  219  408 3 065 2 264  801  242  559  174  
Aust-Agder 1 867 1 392  475  237  238 1 753 1 300  453  204  249 -22  
Vest-Agder 2 642 1 865  777  276  501 2 464 1 702  762  274  488 -15  
Rogaland 5 142 3 412 1 730  870  860 4 758 3 051 1 707  761  946 -23  
Hordaland 6 579 4 873 1 706  826  880 6 276 4 549 1 727  754  973 21  
Sogn og Fjordane 1 297  973  324  166  158 1 119  800  319  162  157 -5  
Møre og Romsdal 3 171 2 411  760  417  343 2 910 2 182  728  399  329 -32  
Sør-Trøndelag 4 555 3 612  943  370  573 4 057 3 158  899  327  572 -44  
Nord-Trøndelag 1 864 1 582  282  141  141 1 668 1 403  265  126  139 -17  
Nordland 3 643 3 166  477  181  296 3 642 3 013  629  249  380  152  
Troms 2 064 1 766  298  123  175 1 881 1 574  307  103  204 9  
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 350 1 124  226  102  124 1 336 1 029  307  154  153 81  
Uoppgitt 1 392 1 392 - - - 1 307 1 307 - - - -  
    Per cent Percentage points
The whole country 2.9 2.3 7.8 5.7 9.9 2.7 2.2 7.0 4.7 9.6 -0.8  
                         
Østfold 3.6 2.8 11.4 7.1 15.1 3.4 2.5 10.4 6.1 14.6 -1.0  
Akershus 2.5 1.9 6.3 4.8 8.0 2.4 1.8 6.0 4.1 8.2 -0.3  
Oslo 3.9 2.4 9.0 5.6 11.2 3.3 2.0 7.1 3.8 9.5 -1.9  
Hedmark 2.9 2.5 8.8 6.6 11.6 3.0 2.6 7.9 5.9 10.6 -0.9  
Oppland 2.3 1.9 7.5 4.6 10.9 2.3 1.9 7.5 5.1 10.8 0.0  
Buskerud 2.8 2.1 7.4 5.2 9.6 2.6 1.9 7.0 4.6 9.8 -0.4  
Vestfold 3.2 2.7 8.2 6.0 10.8 3.3 2.7 8.4 6.0 11.5 0.2  
Telemark 3.2 2.7 9.3 7.1 11.2 3.6 2.9 10.9 7.1 14.1 1.6  
Aust-Agder 3.4 2.7 10.4 9.1 12.0 3.1 2.6 9.1 7.2 11.7 -1.3  
Vest-Agder 3.0 2.3 8.7 6.9 10.1 2.8 2.1 8.2 6.3 9.8 -0.5  
Rogaland 2.1 1.6 5.9 5.1 7.1 2.0 1.5 5.4 4.0 7.4 -0.5  
Hordaland 2.5 2.1 7.0 6.1 8.1 2.4 1.9 6.4 4.8 8.5 -0.6  
Sogn og Fjordane 2.3 1.9 7.5 5.7 11.2 2.0 1.6 6.7 4.9 11.0 -0.8  
Møre og Romsdal 2.4 2.0 7.0 6.1 8.7 2.2 1.8 5.9 4.9 7.9 -1.1  
Sør-Trøndelag 2.9 2.5 7.4 5.6 9.1 2.5 2.2 6.4 4.4 8.7 -1.0  
Nord-Trøndelag 2.9 2.5 9.6 8.4 11.2 2.6 2.3 8.0 6.5 10.1 -1.6  
Nordland 3.1 2.8 7.2 5.3 9.1 3.0 2.7 8.4 6.3 10.8 1.2  
Troms 2.5 2.3 5.1 3.8 6.7 2.3 2.1 4.9 2.9 7.6 -0.2  
Finnmark Finnmárku 3.7 3.4 6.1 5.4 7.0 3.6 3.1 7.6 7.2 8.0 1.5  
1  Country group 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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