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 May 2011 and 2012
  May 2011 May 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
  Absolutte tall Per cent Absolutte tall Per cent
Total 64 659 20 636 44 023 2.5 3.8 2.1 61 449 19 686 41 763 2.3 3.7 2.0
                         
Non-immigrant population 43 679 15 074 28 605 1.9 3.2 1.6 40 189 13 876 26 313 1.8 3.1 1.4
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  766  550  216 4.6 4.8 4.2  802  587  215 4.5 4.9 3.7
Country group 11 74 32 42 2.3 3.1 1.9 84 37 47 2.5 3.5 2.0
Country group 22  692  518  174 5.2 5.0 6.1  718  550  168 5.0 5.0 4.9
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 20 214 5 012 15 202 6.5 6.9 6.3 20 458 5 223 15 235 6.1 7.0 5.8
Country group 11 7 702 1 692 6 010 4.7 4.7 4.8 7 603 1 831 5 772 4.2 4.8 4.1
Country group 22 12 512 3 320 9 192 8.4 9.2 8.1 12 855 3 392 9 463 8.2 9.4 7.8
                         
Males total 38 321 12 350 25 971 2.8 4.3 2.4 35 375 11 309 24 066 2.6 4.0 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 25 902 9 171 16 731 2.2 3.8 1.8 23 578 8 220 15 358 2.0 3.5 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  459  346  113 5.3 5.8 4.0  467  359  108 5.0 5.8 3.5
Country group 11 46 21 25 2.6 3.8 2.1 47 24 23 2.6 4.4 1.8
Country group 22  413  325 88 5.9 6.0 5.6  420  335 85 5.6 6.0 4.6
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 11 960 2 833 9 127 6.7 7.2 6.6 11 330 2 730 8 600 5.8 6.7 5.6
Country group 11 5 406 1 012 4 394 5.3 4.9 5.4 4 834  979 3 855 4.3 4.5 4.2
Country group 22 6 554 1 821 4 733 8.5 9.6 8.2 6 496 1 751 4 745 8.1 9.2 7.7
                         
Females total 26 338 8 286 18 052 2.2 3.2 1.9 26 074 8 377 17 697 2.1 3.3 1.8
                         
Non-immigrant population 17 777 5 903 11 874 1.6 2.7 1.4 16 611 5 656 10 955 1.5 2.6 1.3
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  307  204  103 3.9 3.7 4.5  335  228  107 4.0 3.9 4.0
Country group 11 28 11 17 1.9 2.3 1.7 37 13 24 2.4 2.6 2.3
Country group 22  279  193 86 4.4 3.8 6.6  298  215 83 4.3 4.0 5.2
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 8 254 2 179 6 075 6.2 6.7 6.0 9 128 2 493 6 635 6.3 7.5 6.0
Country group 11 2 296  680 1 616 3.7 4.4 3.5 2 769  852 1 917 4.1 5.2 3.8
Country group 22 5 958 1 499 4 459 8.2 8.7 8.1 6 359 1 641 4 718 8.2 9.6 7.8
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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