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. By the end of February 2011 and 2012
  February 2011 February 2012
  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 number Per cent Absolute number Per cent
Total 77 372 24 944 52 428 3.0 4.7 2.5 69 512 22 245 47 267 2.6 4.2 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 52 969 18 585 34 384 2.3 4.2 1.9 46 398 16 178 30 220 2.0 3.6 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  856  614  242 5.3 5.6 4.7  831  604  227 4.7 5.2 3.9
Country group 11 78 33 45 2.4 3.4 2.0 89 40 49 2.7 3.9 2.1
Country group 22  778  581  197 6.0 5.8 6.7  742  564  178 5.2 5.3 5.1
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 23 547 5 745 17 802 7.7 8.4 7.5 22 283 5 463 16 820 6.7 7.8 6.5
Country group 11 9 927 2 089 7 838 6.3 6.2 6.3 8 899 1 970 6 929 5.1 5.6 5.0
Country group 22 13 620 3 656 9 964 9.2 10.5 8.8 13 384 3 493 9 891 8.6 10.1 8.2
                         
Males total 48 773 15 873 32 900 3.5 5.7 3.0 41 903 13 399 28 504 3.0 4.9 2.6
                         
Non-immigrant population 33 556 12 121 21 435 2.8 5.2 2.2 28 427 10 006 18 421 2.4 4.3 1.9
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  512  382  130 6.0 6.7 4.6  507  384  123 5.5 6.4 3.9
Country group 11 49 24 25 2.8 4.7 2.1 56 25 31 3.1 4.6 2.5
Country group 22  463  358  105 6.8 6.9 6.5  451  359 92 6.1 6.5 4.9
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 14 705 3 370 11 335 8.4 9.0 8.3 12 969 3 009 9 960 6.9 7.8 6.6
Country group 11 7 400 1 335 6 065 7.5 7.0 7.7 6 059 1 140 4 919 5.5 5.6 5.5
Country group 22 7 305 2 035 5 270 9.6 11.1 9.1 6 910 1 869 5 041 8.8 10.3 8.3
                         
Females total 28 599 9 071 19 528 2.3 3.6 2.0 27 609 8 846 18 763 2.2 3.5 1.9
                         
Non-immigrant population 19 413 6 464 12 949 1.8 3.0 1.5 17 971 6 172 11 799 1.6 2.9 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  344  232  112 4.5 4.4 4.8  324  220  104 3.9 3.9 3.9
Country group 11 29 9 20 1.9 2.0 1.9 33 15 18 2.2 3.1 1.7
Country group 22  315  223 92 5.2 4.6 7.0  291  205 86 4.3 3.9 5.3
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 8 842 2 375 6 467 6.7 7.6 6.4 9 314 2 454 6 860 6.6 7.7 6.2
Country group 11 2 527  754 1 773 4.2 5.1 3.9 2 840  830 2 010 4.3 5.4 4.0
Country group 22 6 315 1 621 4 694 8.8 9.8 8.5 6 474 1 624 4 850 8.5 9.8 8.1
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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