Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

5 Participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job-programmes), by immigrant background, region of birth and county of residence. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the population aged 15 to 74 years in each group. By the end of August 2011 and 2012
  August 2011 August 2012 Changes,
immigrants
2011-2012
  Participants, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants registered as residents, total Country group 11 Country group 22 Participants, total Non-immigrant population Immigrants registered as residents, total Country group 11 Country group 22    
The whole country 11 801 6 510 5 291 1 077 4 214 11 940 6 413 5 527 1 216 4 311  236  
                         
Østfold  832  485  347 68  279  902  503  399 96  303 52  
Akershus 1 289  669  620  135  485 1 602  755  847  179  668  227  
Oslo 2 918  923 1 995  409 1 586 2 412  753 1 659  360 1 299 -336  
Hedmark  448  285  163 28  135  630  422  208 38  170 45  
Oppland  277  202 75 15 60  318  238 80 15 65 5  
Buskerud  698  457  241 38  203  700  411  289 71  218 48  
Vestfold  637  455  182 48  134  606  393  213 63  150 31  
Telemark  406  251  155 32  123  490  273  217 25  192 62  
Aust-Agder  243  173 70 18 52  225  152 73 19 54 3  
Vest-Agder  328  150  178 34  144  294  167  127 22  105 -51  
Rogaland  714  413  301 56  245  668  370  298 67  231 -3  
Hordaland  985  599  386 84  302 1 133  610  523  107  416  137  
Sogn og Fjordane 58 37 21 8 13  113 70 43 6 37 22  
Møre og Romsdal  361  221  140 34  106  459  296  163 70 93 23  
Sør-Trøndelag  623  405  218 37  181  456  293  163 45  118 -55  
Nord-Trøndelag  206  156 50 7 43 82 60 22 2 20 -28  
Nordland  293  214 79 13 66  384  273  111 15 96 32  
Troms Romsa  187  154 33 4 29  185  127 58 7 51 25  
Finnmark Finnmárku  162  125 37 9 28  142  109 33 9 24 -4  
Uoppgitt  136  136 -      139  138 1 -1   -  
                         
  Per cent Percentage points
The whole country 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.6 0.0  
                         
Østfold 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.6 1.9 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.9 0.0  
Akershus 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.5 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.5 2.0 0.3  
Oslo 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.2 0.7 1.5 -0.4  
Hedmark 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.5 2.5 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.7 3.0 0.3  
Oppland 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.0  
Buskerud 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.1  
Vestfold 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.6 1.5 0.0  
Telemark 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.6 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.7 0.5 2.6 0.4  
Aust-Agder 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.3 -0.1  
Vest-Agder 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.6 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.2 -0.4  
Rogaland 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 -0.1  
Hordaland 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.5 2.0 0.2  
Sogn og Fjordane 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.4 0.3  
Møre og Romsdal 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.3 0.0  
Sør-Trøndelag 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 1.0 -0.3  
Nord-Trøndelag 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 -0.6  
Nordland 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 0.2  
Troms Romsa 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 0.3  
Finnmark Finnmárku 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 -0.1  
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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