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  • Still fewer unemployed immigrants

    The registered unemployment among immigrants was 6.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2017, a drop of 0.9 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2016. In the rest of the population, the unemployment rate came in at 1.9 percent, a dec...

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  • Unemployment at 4.3 per cent

    Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 118 000 unemployed persons in June. This corresponded to 4.3 per cent of the labour force, down 0.2 percentage points from March.

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  • Decreased labour force participation among men

    Labour force participation among men decreased from the 2nd quarter of 2016 to the 2nd quarter of 2017. The decrease applied for most of the age groups according to new figures in the statistics Labour force survey.

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  • Unemployment at 4.3 per cent

    Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 120 000 unemployed persons in May, the same as in February.

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  • Unemployment at 4.6 per cent

    Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 126 000 unemployed persons in April. This corresponded to 4.6 per cent of the labour force, up 0.3 percentage points from January.

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  • Unemployment at 4.5 per cent

    Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 124 000 unemployed persons in March. This corresponded to 4.5 per cent of the labour force, up 0.1 percentage points from December.

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  • Continued decline among immigrants

    Registered unemployment among immigrants decreased from 7.8 per cent in February 2016 to 7.1 per cent in February 2017, while the unemployment rate decreased from 2.4 to 2.3 per cent within the rest of the population.

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  • Unemployment at 4.3 per cent

    Adjusted for seasonal variations, there were 120 000 unemployed persons in February. This corresponded to 4.3 per cent of the labour force.

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  • Increase in unemployment rate among persons with higher education

    The number of registered unemployed with a tertiary education increased by 8 per cent, or 1 187 people, from November 2015 to November 2016. The increase was mainly in eastern and western Norway.

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  • Long-term unemployment among immigrants, May 2011-2012

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