Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

14   People aged 15-74 years by sex, birth of region and labour force status. Q4 2006
Hele befolkningen Total Not included in the labour foce Employees Self-employed Registered un- employed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
Total 3 413 695  983 428 2 210 000  179 000 34 224 7 043
Males 1 723 141  438 625 1 135 113  127 978 18 114 3 311
Females 1 690 554  544 803 1 074 887 51 022 16 110 3 732
             
Av dette:            
First generation immigrants            
Total  301 870  109 642  168 951 12 493 7 907 2 877
The Nordic countries 45 586 11 513 30 606 2 891  513 63
Western Europe else 33 731 9 375 21 824 2 096  383 53
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 22 665 6 168 15 454  717  265 61
Eastern Europe else 38 633 14 043 22 040  824 1 219  507
North America and Oceania 7 419 2 794 4 084  446 81 14
Asia1  108 357 45 537 53 368 4 416 3 608 1 428
Africa 33 262 16 060 14 334  696 1 517  655
South and Central America 12 217 4 152 7 241  407  321 96
             
Males            
Total  150 215 46 140 90 678 8 050 4 128 1 219
The Nordic countries 21 958 4 995 14 802 1 851  280 30
Western Europe else 19 372 4 331 13 478 1 311  227 25
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 12 827 2 970 9 380  392 74 11
Eastern Europe else 16 860 5 517 10 101  511  561  170
North America and Oceania 3 603 1 136 2 165  251 44 7
Asia1 51 871 18 124 28 374 2 979 1 822  572
Africa 18 452 7 626 8 962  512  981  371
South and Central America 5 272 1 441 3 416  243  139 33
             
Females            
I alt  151 655 63 502 78 273 4 443 3 779 1 658
The Nordic countries 23 628 6 518 15 804 1 040  233 33
Western Europe else 14 359 5 044 8 346  785  156 28
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 9 838 3 198 6 074  325  191 50
Eastern Europe else 21 773 8 526 11 939  313  658  337
North America and Oceania 3 816 1 658 1 919  195 37 7
Asia1 56 486 27 413 24 994 1 437 1 786  856
Africa 14 810 8 434 5 372  184  536  284
South and Central America 6 945 2 711 3 825  164  182 63
1  Turkey included.

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