Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

14 People aged 15-74 years by sex, birth of region and labour force status. Q4 2007
Hele befolkningen Total Not included in the labour foce Employees Self-employed Registered un- employed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
Total 3 469 345  942 929     2 320 000  164 000 33 275 9 141
Males 1 756 222  421 019 1 196 044  116 976 17 926 4 257
Females 1 713 123  521 910 1 123 956 47 024 15 349 4 884
Of which            
First generation immigrants            
Total  336 432  111 246  200 797 12 317 8 218 3 854
The Nordic countries 47 451 11 503 32 596 2 732  546 74
Western Europe else 37 775 10 057 25 258 1 957  422 81
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 40 297 9 120 29 483 1 109  467  118
Eastern Europe else 38 325 12 892 22 986  733 1 144  570
North America and Oceania 7 802 2 699 4 572  439 77 15
Asia1  115 591 45 205 60 726 4 312 3 505 1 843
Africa 36 176 15 736 17 078  637 1 722 1 003
South and Central America 13 015 4 034 8 098  398  335  150
             
Males            
Total  171 746 47 017  110 733 8 043 4 400 1 553
The Nordic countries 23 253 5 048 16 074 1 782  312 37
Western Europe else 21 946 4 747 15 660 1 244  251 44
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 25 337 4 541 19 904  684  190 18
Eastern Europe else 16 893 5 203 10 553  430  524  183
North America and Oceania 3 843 1 103 2 449  242 44 5
Asia1 54 927 17 834 31 736 2 943 1 746  668
Africa 19 997 7 177 10 611  485 1 163  561
South and Central America 5 550 1 364 3 746  233  170 37
             
Females            
I alt  164 686 64 229 90 064 4 274 3 818 2 301
The Nordic countries 24 198 6 455 16 522  950  234 37
Western Europe else 15 829 5 310 9 598  713  171 37
New EU countries in Eastern Europe 14 960 4 579 9 579  425  277  100
Eastern Europe else 21 432 7 689 12 433  303  620  387
North America and Oceania 3 959 1 596 2 123  197 33 10
Asia1 60 664 27 371 28 990 1 369 1 759 1 175
Africa 16 179 8 559 6 467  152  559  442
South and Central America 7 465 2 670 4 352  165  165  113
1  Turkey included.

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