Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

15 People aged 15-74 years, by sex, world region of birth and labour force status. Q4 2009
  Total Not included in the labour force Employees Self employed Registered unemployed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
The whole population            
Total 3 582 114 1 017 355 2 326 000  171 000 53 765 13 994
Males 1 817 558  462 151 1 194 687  120 460 33 267 6 993
Females 1 764 556  555 204 1 131 313 50 540 20 498 7 001
             
Thereof: Immigrants            
Total  407 174  134 489  236 625 14 509 15 621 5 930
The Nordic countries 52 858 12 326 36 638 2 774  979  141
Western Europe else 45 870 11 878 30 584 2 300  934  174
EU countries in Eastern Europe 66 170 15 533 44 742 1 957 3 304  634
Eastern Europe else 42 352 14 084 24 929  908 1 749  682
North America and Oceania 8 744 2 908 5 185  474  148 29
Asia1  133 107 53 370 66 668 5 032 5 417 2 620
Africa 43 134 19 711 18 921  638 2 472 1 392
South and Central America 14 939 4 679 8 958  426  618  258
             
Males            
Total  210 856 59 804  129 539 9 473 9 685 2 355
The Nordic countries 26 371 5 604 18 298 1 750  647 72
Western Europe else 26 995 5 841 19 002 1 431  636 85
EU countries in Eastern Europe 42 125 8 604 29 395 1 300 2 512  314
Eastern Europe else 18 593 5 828 11 041  559  940  225
North America and Oceania 4 408 1 177 2 876  255 84 16
Asia1 62 620 21 743 33 634 3 474 2 867  902
Africa 23 446 9 325 11 305  472 1 681  663
South and Central America 6 298 1 682 3 988  232  318 78
             
Females            
I alt  196 318 74 685  107 086 5 036 5 936 3 575
The Nordic countries 26 487 6 722 18 340 1 024  332 69
Western Europe else 18 875 6 037 11 582  869  298 89
EU countries in Eastern Europe 24 045 6 929 15 347  657  792  320
Eastern Europe else 23 759 8 256 13 888  349  809  457
North America and Oceania 4 336 1 731 2 309  219 64 13
Asia1 70 487 31 627 33 034 1 558 2 550 1 718
Africa 19 688 10 386 7 616  166  791  729
South and Central America 8 641 2 997 4 970  194  300  180
1  Turkey included.

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