Statistics Norway

Unemployment among immigrants

6 Registered unemployed, by sex, immigrant background, region of birth and age. Absolute numbers and in per cent of the labour force. By the end of May 2008 and 2009
  May 2008 May 2009
  Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more Total 15-29 years 30 years and more
  Absolutte tall Per cent Absolutte tall Per cent
Total 36 944 10 944 26 000 1.5 2.1 1.3 68 343 22 009 46 334 2.6 4.1 2.3
                         
Non-immigrant population 27 317 8 420 18 897 1.2 1.8 1.1 49 842 17 137 32 705 2.2 3.7 1.8
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  282  211 71 2.2 2.3 2.0  589  419  170 4.2 4.2 4.2
Country group 11 49 27 22 1.7 3.0 1.1 97 32 65 3.1 3.3 3.1
Country group 22  233  184 49 2.4 2.2 3.3  492  387  105 4.5 4.3 5.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 9 345 2 313 7 032 4.0 4.2 3.9 17 912 4 453 13 459 6.8 7.4 6.6
Country group 11 1 901  334 1 567 1.8 1.6 1.8 6 533 1 292 5 241 5.2 5.1 5.2
Country group 22 7 444 1 979 5 465 5.9 5.9 5.8 11 379 3 161 8 218 8.3 9.0 8.0
                         
Males total 20 273 6 408 13 865 1.5 2.3 1.3 43 883 14 844 29 039 3.2 5.2 2.7
                         
Non-immigrant population 14 995 5 018 9 977 1.3 2.1 1.1 31 934 11 736 20 198 2.6 4.8 2.1
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  160  126 34 2.4 2.6 1.8  358  274 84 4.8 5.2 3.8
Country group 11 30 19 11 1.9 3.8 1.0 57 23 34 3.4 4.4 3.0
Country group 22  130  107 23 2.5 2.5 2.7  301  251 50 5.2 5.3 4.6
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 5 118 1 264 3 854 3.8 4.2 3.7 11 591 2 834 8 757 7.7 8.6 7.4
Country group 11 1 107  170  937 1.7 1.4 1.7 5 005  893 4 112 6.4 6.2 6.4
Country group 22 4 011 1 094 2 917 5.9 6.2 5.8 6 586 1 941 4 645 9.1 10.5 8.6
                         
Females total 16 671 4 536 12 135 1.4 1.8 1.3 24 460 7 165 17 295 2.0 2.8 1.8
                         
Non-immigrant population 12 322 3 402 8 920 1.1 1.6 1.0 17 908 5 401 12 507 1.6 2.4 1.4
                         
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total  122 85 37 2.1 2.0 2.4  231  145 86 3.5 3.1 4.7
Country group 11 19 8 11 1.4 2.0 1.2 40 9 31 2.8 2.0 3.1
Country group 22  103 77 26 2.3 2.0 4.2  191  136 55 3.8 3.2 6.5
                         
Immigrants registered as residents, total 4 227 1 049 3 178 4.2 4.3 4.1 6 321 1 619 4 702 5.5 6.0 5.4
Country group 11  794  164  630 1.9 1.9 1.9 1 528  399 1 129 3.1 3.8 3.0
Country group 22 3 433  885 2 548 5.8 5.7 5.9 4 793 1 220 3 573 7.3 7.4 7.3
1  EU/EFTA-countries, North-America, Australia and New Zealand.
2  Eastern Europe outside the EU, Asia (Turkey incl.), Africa, South and Central America and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand.

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