Table 3 Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2011 and 2012. Absolute figures and in per cent of the population aged 15-74 years in each group

3 Registered unemployed, by region of birth and time of residence in Norway. By the end of May 2011 and 2012. Absolute figures and in per cent of the population¹ aged 15-74 years in each group
	The whole population	Total	Immigrants

	The whole population	Total	The Nordic countries	Western Europe else	EU countries in Eastern Europe	Eastern Europe else	Northern America and Oceania	Asia²	Africa	Southern and Central America

May 2011
Total	64 659	20 214	1 162	1 067	5 323	2 019	151	6 760	3 052	680
Settled 4 years and less		5 702	377	399	2 965	271	35	1 050	470	135
Settled 4-6 years		4 512	164	241	1 946	351	27	1 069	589	125
Settled 7 years and more		10 000	621	427	412	1 397	89	4 641	1 993	420

May 2012
Total	61 449	20 458	1 105	1 046	5 324	2 019	129	6 786	3 326	723
Settled 4 years and less		5 484	369	339	2 778	266	30	974	594	134
Settled 4-6 years		4 784	182	287	2 011	326	22	1 198	617	141
Settled 7 years and more		10 190	554	420	535	1 427	77	4 614	2 115	448

May 2011
In total	1.7	4.3	2.0	2.1	5.7	4.5	1.7	4.7	6.1	4.2
Settled 4 years and less		3.9	2.2	2.5	5.3	4.2	1.4	3.5	3.5	3.9
Settled 4-6 years		6.4	3.1	2.8	8.3	6.6	2.4	6.4	7.7	6.2
Settled 7 years and more		4.0	1.7	1.6	3.1	4.2	1.7	4.7	6.9	4.0

May 2012
In total	1.6	4.0	1.8	1.9	4.7	4.3	1.4	4.4	6.0	4.3
Settled 4 years and less		3.6	2.1	2.1	4.5	4.0	1.1	3.2	3.8	3.8
Settled 4-6 years		5.5	2.9	2.6	5.9	6.2	1.8	6.3	7.7	6.2
Settled 7 years and more		3.8	1.5	1.5	3.2	4.0	1.4	4.5	6.7	4.0

¹	Note that the population used as numerator give a slightly lower level of unemployed compared to percentages based on the the labour force.
²	Turkey is included.