Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

16 People aged 15-74 years, by sex, world region of birth and labour force status. Per cent. Q4 2009
  Total Not included in the labour force Employees Self employed Registered unemployed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
The whole population            
Total  100.0 28.4 64.9 4.8 1.5 0.4
Males  100.0 25.4 65.7 6.6 1.8 0.4
Females  100.0 31.5 64.1 2.9 1.2 0.4
             
Thereof: Immigrants            
Total  100.0 33.0 58.1 3.6 3.8 1.5
The Nordic countries  100.0 23.3 69.3 5.2 1.9 0.3
Western Europe else  100.0 25.9 66.7 5.0 2.0 0.4
EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 23.5 67.6 3.0 5.0 1.0
Eastern Europe else  100.0 33.3 58.9 2.1 4.1 1.6
North America and Oceania  100.0 33.3 59.3 5.4 1.7 0.3
Asia1  100.0 40.1 50.1 3.8 4.1 2.0
Africa  100.0 45.7 43.9 1.5 5.7 3.2
South and Central America  100.0 31.3 60.0 2.9 4.1 1.7
             
Males            
Total  100.0 28.4 61.4 4.5 4.6 1.1
The Nordic countries  100.0 21.3 69.4 6.6 2.5 0.3
Western Europe else  100.0 21.6 70.4 5.3 2.4 0.3
EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 20.4 69.8 3.1 6.0 0.7
Eastern Europe else  100.0 31.3 59.4 3.0 5.1 1.2
North America and Oceania  100.0 26.7 65.2 5.8 1.9 0.4
Asia1  100.0 34.7 53.7 5.5 4.6 1.4
Africa  100.0 39.8 48.2 2.0 7.2 2.8
South and Central America  100.0 26.7 63.3 3.7 5.0 1.2
             
Females            
I alt  100.0 38.0 54.5 2.6 3.0 1.8
The Nordic countries  100.0 25.4 69.2 3.9 1.3 0.3
Western Europe else  100.0 32.0 61.4 4.6 1.6 0.5
EU countries in Eastern Europe  100.0 28.8 63.8 2.7 3.3 1.3
Eastern Europe else  100.0 34.7 58.5 1.5 3.4 1.9
North America and Oceania  100.0 39.9 53.3 5.1 1.5 0.3
Asia1  100.0 44.9 46.9 2.2 3.6 2.4
Africa  100.0 52.8 38.7 0.8 4.0 3.7
South and Central America  100.0 34.7 57.5 2.2 3.5 2.1
1  Turkey included.

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