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 August 2010 and 2011
  August 2010 August 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 76 101 25 618 50 483 2.9 4.5 2.5 71 344 23 817 47 527 2.7 4.2 2.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 52 570 19 052 33 518 2.3 3.9 1.9 48 376 17 411 30 965 2.1 3.6 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  881  673  208 5.6 6.0 4.6  819  601  218 4.8 5.0 4.3
Country group 11 84 30 54 2.6 2.9 2.5 83 39 44 2.5 3.7 2.0
Country group 22  797  643  154 6.3 6.3 6.5  736  562  174 5.4 5.2 6.0
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 22 650 5 893 16 757 7.8 8.7 7.6 22 149 5 805 16 344 7.0 7.8 6.8
Country group 11 8 167 1 690 6 477 5.7 5.5 5.7 7 731 1 835 5 896 4.7 5.0 4.6
Country group 22 14 483 4 203 10 280 9.9 11.3 9.5 14 418 3 970 10 448 9.6 10.6 9.2
                         
Males total 44 560 15 264 29 296 3.3 5.2 2.7 39 007 13 143 25 864 2.8 4.4 2.4
                         
Non-immigrant population 30 845 11 601 19 244 2.6 4.6 2.0 26 629 9 804 16 825 2.2 3.9 1.8
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  496  394  102 6.0 6.8 4.2  470  353  117 5.3 5.7 4.2
Country group 11 42 19 23 2.4 3.4 2.0 50 27 23 2.8 4.8 1.9
Country group 22  454  375 79 6.9 7.1 6.1  420  326 94 5.9 5.8 5.9
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 13 219 3 269 9 950 8.1 8.8 7.8 11 908 2 986 8 922 6.6 7.3 6.4
Country group 11 5 727  993 4 734 6.4 5.7 6.6 4 871  950 3 921 4.7 4.5 4.8
Country group 22 7 492 2 276 5 216 10.0 11.7 9.4 7 037 2 036 5 001 9.1 10.3 8.7
                         
Females total 31 541 10 354 21 187 2.6 3.8 2.2 32 337 10 674 21 663 2.6 3.9 2.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 21 725 7 451 14 274 2.0 3.2 1.7 21 747 7 607 14 140 2.0 3.3 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  385  279  106 5.2 5.2 5.1  349  248  101 4.3 4.3 4.4
Country group 11 42 11 31 2.9 2.3 3.1 33 12 21 2.2 2.4 2.1
Country group 22  343  268 75 5.7 5.4 7.0  316  236 80 4.8 4.5 6.2
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 9 431 2 624 6 807 7.5 8.4 7.2 10 241 2 819 7 422 7.6 8.4 7.3
Country group 11 2 440  697 1 743 4.4 5.3 4.1 2 860  885 1 975 4.6 5.6 4.3
Country group 22 6 991 1 927 5 064 9.9 10.8 9.6 7 381 1 934 5 447 10.0 10.8 9.8
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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