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 May 2011 and 2012
  May 2011 May 2012 Changes, immigrants 2011-2012
  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
The whole country 64 659 44 445 20 214 7 702 12 512 61 449 40 991 20 458 7 603 12 855  244
                       
Østfold 4 375 2 899 1 476  443 1 033 4 401 2 811 1 590  497 1 093  114
Akershus 6 452 4 129 2 323  932 1 391 6 107 3 759 2 348  932 1 416 25
Oslo 10 152 4 680 5 472 1 428 4 044 9 850 4 329 5 521 1 368 4 153 49
Hedmark 2 457 2 016  441  209  232 2 413 1 911  502  232  270 61
Oppland 2 112 1 622  490  233  257 2 003 1 473  530  248  282 40
Buskerud 3 369 2 161 1 208  463  745 3 291 2 096 1 195  442  753 -13
Vestfold 3 471 2 573  898  396  502 3 263 2 362  901  359  542 3
Telemark 2 369 1 797  572  219  353 2 548 1 877  671  235  436 99
Aust-Agder 1 473 1 088  385  209  176 1 565 1 166  399  164  235 14
Vest-Agder 2 085 1 446  639  243  396 2 129 1 457  672  245  427 33
Rogaland 4 307 2 735 1 572  736  836 3 933 2 427 1 506  697  809 -66
Hordaland 5 677 4 090 1 587  696  891 5 070 3 602 1 468  690  778 -119
Sogn og Fjordane  992  679  313  165  148  980  648  332  173  159 19
Møre og Romsdal 2 690 1 981  709  417  292 2 387 1 702  685  395  290 -24
Sør-Trøndelag 3 867 2 993  874  360  514 3 239 2 433  806  322  484 -68
Nord-Trøndelag 1 440 1 225  215  101  114 1 407 1 171  236 95  141 21
Nordland 3 163 2 658  505  225  280 3 029 2 508  521  232  289 16
Troms Romsa 1 752 1 439  313  126  187 1 791 1 461  330  151  179 17
Finnmark Finnmárku 1 079  860  219  100  119 1 149  905  244  126  118 25
Unknown 1 377 1 374 3 1 2  894  893 1 - 1 -2
                       
          Per cent Percentage points
The whole country 2.5 1.9 6.5 4.7 8.4 2.3 1.8 6.1 4.2 8.2 -0.4
                       
Østfold 3.2 2.4 9.8 6.0 13.4 3.2 2.3 9.7 6.0 13.6 -0.1
Akershus 2.2 1.6 5.6 4.2 7.2 2.0 1.5 5.2 3.7 6.9 -0.4
Oslo 3.0 1.8 6.7 4.2 8.6 2.9 1.7 6.4 3.7 8.4 -0.3
Hedmark 2.6 2.3 7.1 5.7 9.0 2.6 2.2 7.4 5.9 9.5 0.3
Oppland 2.3 1.9 7.5 6.2 9.2 2.1 1.7 7.5 6.0 9.7 0.0
Buskerud 2.4 1.8 6.7 4.8 8.8 2.3 1.7 6.0 4.1 8.4 -0.7
Vestfold 2.9 2.4 7.4 5.8 9.6 2.7 2.2 6.9 4.7 9.9 -0.5
Telemark 2.8 2.3 8.0 6.5 9.3 3.0 2.4 8.8 6.3 11.2 0.8
Aust-Agder 2.7 2.2 7.9 7.4 8.6 2.8 2.3 7.6 5.3 10.9 -0.3
Vest-Agder 2.4 1.8 7.0 5.7 8.1 2.4 1.8 6.8 5.3 8.2 -0.2
Rogaland 1.8 1.3 5.0 3.9 6.6 1.6 1.2 4.3 3.3 5.8 -0.7
Hordaland 2.2 1.7 6.0 4.5 7.9 1.9 1.5 5.0 4.0 6.5 -1.0
Sogn og Fjordane 1.8 1.3 6.6 5.0 10.5 1.8 1.3 6.4 4.7 10.5 -0.2
Møre og Romsdal 2.0 1.6 5.8 5.2 7.1 1.8 1.4 5.1 4.3 6.7 -0.7
Sør-Trøndelag 2.4 2.1 6.3 4.9 8.0 2.0 1.7 5.4 3.9 7.1 -0.9
Nord-Trøndelag 2.2 2.0 6.8 5.4 8.8 2.1 1.9 6.2 4.1 9.4 -0.6
Nordland 2.7 2.4 7.0 5.8 8.2 2.5 2.3 6.5 5.3 7.9 -0.5
Troms Romsa 2.1 1.9 5.0 3.6 6.8 2.2 1.9 4.8 3.8 6.3 -0.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 2.9 2.6 5.4 4.7 6.2 3.1 2.8 5.6 5.3 6.0 0.2
Unknown - - - - - - - - - - -
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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