Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

3 Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of November 2010 and 2011. Absolute figures and in per cent of persons in total aged 15-74 years1 in each group
  The whole population Total Immigrants
  The Nordic countries Western Europe else EU countries in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe else Northern America and Oceania Asia2 Africa Southern and Central America
November 2010                    
Total 69 365 21 010 1 280 1 152 5 479 2 161  161 6 753 3 251  773
Settled 4 years and less   7 407  448  519 4 090  362 37 1 182  604  165
Settled 4 - 6 years   3 596  148  160 1 027  427 35 1 046  627  126
Settled 7 years and more   10 007  684  473  362 1 372 89 4 525 2 020  482
                     
November 2011                    
Total 61 595 19 698 1 124 1 089 4 761 2 057  137 6 593 3 228  709
Settled 4 years and less   6 091  440  449 2 927  308 31 1 145  635  156
Settled 4 - 6 years   3 977  133  218 1 446  362 27 1 036  629  126
Settled 7 years and more   9 630  551  422  388 1 387 79 4 412 1 964  427
                     
November 2010           Per cent
In total 1.9 4.7 2.3 2.3 6.6 4.9 1.8 4.8 6.8 4.9
Settled 4 years and less   4.8 2.8 2.8 7.0 4.8 1.3 3.6 4.3 4.3
Settled 4 - 6 years   6.7 3.3 2.6 8.2 7.8 3.5 6.8 8.8 7.0
Settled 7 years and more   4.2 1.9 1.9 3.1 4.4 1.7 4.9 7.6 4.8
                     
November 2011                    
In total 1.7 4.0 1.9 2.0 4.6 4.5 1.5 4.4 6.3 4.4
Settled 4 years and less   3.6 2.3 2.3 4.4 4.2 1.1 3.4 4.2 4.2
Settled 4 - 6 years   5.7 2.6 2.6 6.1 6.8 2.5 6.2 8.3 6.3
Settled 7 years and more   3.8 1.5 1.6 2.9 4.2 1.5 4.5 6.8 4.1
1  Note that persons used as denominator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
2  Turkey is included.

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