Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

4 Registered unemployed by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force in each group. By the end of February 2011 and 2012
  February 2011 February 2012
  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 Changes, immigrants 2011-2012  
The whole country 77 372 53 825 23 547 9 927 13 620 69 512 47 229 22 283 8 899 13 384 -1 264  
                      0  
Østfold 5 216 3 439 1 777  626 1 151 4 639 2 993 1 646  577 1 069 -131  
Akershus 7 037 4 495 2 542 1 154 1 388 6 573 4 069 2 504 1 091 1 413 -38  
Oslo 11 959 5 556 6 403 1 834 4 569 10 521 4 750 5 771 1 507 4 264 -632  
Hedmark 2 920 2 376  544  249  295 2 738 2 156  582  282  300 38  
Oppland 2 438 1 912  526  250  276 2 361 1 834  527  252  275 1  
Buskerud 3 867 2 503 1 364  568  796 3 771 2 457 1 314  545  769 -50  
Vestfold 4 130 3 038 1 092  540  552 3 901 2 839 1 062  483  579 -30  
Telemark 2 999 2 288  711  297  414 3 145 2 344  801  285  516 90  
Aust-Agder 1 994 1 514  480  269  211 1 818 1 350  468  229  239 -12  
Vest-Agder 2 656 1 839  817  348  469 2 512 1 747  765  307  458 -52  
Rogaland 5 391 3 478 1 913  992  921 4 626 2 891 1 735  856  879 -178  
Hordaland 6 767 4 879 1 888 1 016  872 5 872 4 188 1 684  820  864 -204  
Sogn og Fjordane 1 232  930  302  187  115 1 052  763  289  165  124 -13  
Møre og Romsdal 3 342 2 572  770  483  287 2 786 2 018  768  476  292 -2  
Sør-Trøndelag 4 723 3 680 1 043  496  547 3 758 2 846  912  404  508 -131  
Nord-Trøndelag 1 845 1 570  275  153  122 1 735 1 443  292  137  155 17  
Nordland 3 694 3 178  516  198  318 3 491 2 887  604  251  353 88  
Troms 2 004 1 657  347  164  183 1 958 1 660  298  123  175 -49  
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 253 1 020  233  102  131 1 274 1 014  260  109  151 27  
Uoppgitt 1 900 1 900 - - -  980  980 - - - -  
  Per cent Percentage points
The whole country 3.0 2.3 7.7 6.3 9.2 2.6 2.1 6.7 5.1 8.6 -1.0  
                         
Østfold 3.8 2.8 11.9 8.6 15.0 3.4 2.5 10.3 7.2 13.5 -1.6  
Akershus 2.4 1.8 6.3 5.4 7.4 2.2 1.6 5.7 4.5 7.0 -0.6  
Oslo 3.5 2.2 7.9 5.4 9.6 3.1 1.8 6.8 4.2 8.7 -1.1  
Hedmark 3.1 2.7 8.8 7.0 11.3 2.9 2.5 8.7 7.3 10.7 -0.1  
Oppland 2.6 2.2 8.3 6.9 10.0 2.5 2.1 7.7 6.2 9.7 -0.6  
Buskerud 2.8 2.1 7.7 6.2 9.4 2.7 2.0 6.8 5.2 8.6 -0.9  
Vestfold 3.5 2.8 9.2 8.1 10.7 3.3 2.6 8.3 6.6 10.7 -0.9  
Telemark 3.5 2.9 10.1 9.0 11.1 3.7 3.0 10.7 7.9 13.4 0.6  
Aust-Agder 3.6 3.0 10.1 9.8 10.5 3.3 2.7 9.1 7.6 11.4 -1.0  
Vest-Agder 3.0 2.3 9.0 8.2 9.7 2.8 2.2 7.9 6.8 9.0 -1.1  
Rogaland 2.2 1.7 6.1 5.4 7.2 1.9 1.4 5.1 4.2 6.5 -1.0  
Hordaland 2.6 2.1 7.3 6.8 7.9 2.2 1.8 5.9 4.9 7.4 -1.4  
Sogn og Fjordane 2.2 1.8 6.7 6.0 8.2 1.9 1.5 5.8 4.7 8.4 -0.9  
Møre og Romsdal 2.5 2.1 6.5 6.2 7.1 2.1 1.7 5.9 5.4 7.0 -0.6  
Sør-Trøndelag 3.0 2.5 7.7 7.0 8.5 2.3 2.0 6.2 5.1 7.6 -1.5  
Nord-Trøndelag 2.8 2.5 8.9 8.4 9.6 2.6 2.3 8.0 6.1 11.0 -0.9  
Nordland 3.1 2.8 7.3 5.4 9.4 2.9 2.6 7.6 5.9 9.8 0.3  
Troms 2.4 2.2 5.7 4.8 6.8 2.4 2.2 4.4 3.2 6.2 -1.3  
Finnmark Finnmárku 3.4 3.1 6.0 5.0 7.0 3.4 3.1 6.2 4.8 7.8 0.2  
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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