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 August 2011 and 2012
  August 2011 August 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 figures Per cent Absolute figures Per cent
Total 71 344 23 817 47 527 2.7 4.2 2.3 68 445 22 970 45 475 2.6 4.0 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 48 388 17 413 30 975 2.1 3.6 1.7 45 034 16 401 28 633 2.0 3.4 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  819  601  218 4.8 5.0 4.3  883  644  239 4.8 5.1 4.2
Country group 11 83 39 44 2.5 3.7 2.0 96 40 56 2.8 3.5 2.5
Country group 22  736  562  174 5.3 5.2 6.0  787  604  183 5.2 5.2 5.4
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 22 137 5 803 16 334 7.0 7.7 6.7 22 528 5 925 16 603 6.6 7.7 6.3
Country group 11 7 689 1 824 5 865 4.7 4.9 4.6 7 856 1 942 5 914 4.3 5.0 4.2
Country group 22 14 448 3 979 10 469 9.5 10.4 9.2 14 672 3 983 10 689 9.2 10.4 8.8
                         
Males total 39 007 13 143 25 864 2.8 4.4 2.4 36 183 12 166 24 017 2.6 4.0 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 26 635 9 805 16 830 2.2 3.9 1.8 24 126 8 887 15 239 2.0 3.5 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  470  353  117 5.3 5.7 4.2  485  370  115 5.0 5.6 3.8
Country group 11 50 27 23 2.8 4.7 1.9 56 28 28 3.0 4.5 2.3
Country group 22  420  326 94 5.9 5.8 5.9  429  342 87 5.5 5.7 4.8
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 11 902 2 985 8 917 6.6 7.2 6.4 11 572 2 909 8 663 5.9 6.8 5.7
Country group 11 4 847  948 3 899 4.7 4.4 4.7 4 645  945 3 700 4.1 4.2 4.0
Country group 22 7 055 2 037 5 018 9.1 10.2 8.7 6 927 1 964 4 963 8.6 9.7 8.2
                         
Females total 32 337 10 674 21 663 2.6 4.0 2.3 32 262 10 804 21 458 2.6 3.9 2.2
                         
Non-immigrant population 21 753 7 608 14 145 2.0 3.3 1.7 20 908 7 514 13 394 1.9 3.2 1.6
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  349  248  101 4.3 4.3 4.3  398  274  124 4.5 4.4 4.8
Country group 11 33 12 21 2.2 2.5 2.1 40 12 28 2.6 2.3 2.7
Country group 22  316  236 80 4.8 4.5 6.0  358  262 96 5.0 4.6 6.1
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 10 235 2 818 7 417 7.5 8.3 7.2 10 956 3 016 7 940 7.5 8.7 7.2
Country group 11 2 842  876 1 966 4.6 5.5 4.3 3 211  997 2 214 4.8 6.0 4.4
Country group 22 7 393 1 942 5 451 9.9 10.7 9.7 7 745 2 019 5 726 9.8 11.2 9.4
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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