Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force in each group. By the end of November 2010 and 2011
  November 2010 November 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
  Absolutte tall Per cent Absolutte tall Per cent
Total 69 365 23 424 45 941 2.7 4.1 2.3 61 595 20 680 40 915 2.4 3.6 2.0
                         
Non-immigrant population 47 571 17 279 30 292 2.1 3.6 1.7 41 156 14 807 26 349 1.8 3.1 1.5
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  784  594  190 4.9 5.2 4.2  741  548  193 4.3 4.5 3.8
Country group 11 60 24 36 1.9 2.3 1.7 66 29 37 2.0 2.7 1.7
Country group 22  724  570  154 5.7 5.5 6.5  675  519  156 4.9 4.7 5.4
                         
Immigrants total 21 010 5 551 15 459 7.1 7.7 6.9 19 698 5 325 14 373 6.1 6.8 5.9
Country group 11 8 071 1 774 6 297 5.4 5.2 5.4 7 111 1 729 5 382 4.2 4.3 4.1
Country group 22 12 939 3 777 9 162 8.8 9.9 8.5 12 587 3 596 8 991 8.2 9.3 7.9
                         
Males total 42 620 14 460 28 160 3.1 4.9 2.6 35 611 11 885 23 726 2.6 4.0 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 29 269 10 908 18 361 2.5 4.3 2.0 24 216 8 749 15 467 2.0 3.5 1.7
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  467  365  102 5.6 6.2 4.2  444  344  100 4.9 5.5 3.6
Country group 11 37 18 19 2.2 3.2 1.7 31 17 14 1.7 3.0 1.2
Country group 22  430  347 83 6.5 6.5 6.5  413  327 86 5.7 5.7 5.4
                         
Immigrants total 12 884 3 187 9 697 7.7 8.1 7.5 10 951 2 792 8 159 5.9 6.4 5.7
Country group 11 5 899 1 093 4 806 6.3 5.6 6.5 4 552  938 3 614 4.2 4.0 4.2
Country group 22 6 985 2 094 4 891 9.3 10.5 8.9 6 399 1 854 4 545 8.2 9.1 7.8
                         
Females total 26 745 8 964 17 781 2.2 3.3 1.9 25 984 8 795 17 189 2.1 3.3 1.8
                         
Non-immigrant population 18 302 6 371 11 931 1.7 2.8 1.4 16 940 6 058 10 882 1.6 2.7 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  317  229 88 4.2 4.2 4.2  297  204 93 3.7 3.5 4.0
Country group 11 23 6 17 1.5 1.2 1.7 35 12 23 2.3 2.4 2.3
Country group 22  294  223 71 4.9 4.5 6.5  262  192 70 4.0 3.6 5.3
                         
Immigrants total 8 126 2 364 5 762 6.3 7.2 6.0 8 747 2 533 6 214 6.3 7.3 6.0
Country group 11 2 172  681 1 491 3.8 4.6 3.5 2 559  791 1 768 4.0 4.7 3.8
Country group 22 5 954 1 683 4 271 8.4 9.3 8.1 6 188 1 742 4 446 8.3 9.6 7.9
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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