Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

8 Employed immigrants aged 15-74 years by selected industries and world region of birth. Absolute figures and in per cent of employed in total within each group. Q4 2008
  In per cent of employed in total Total The Nordic countries Western Europe else EU countries in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe else North America and Oceania Asia Africa South and Central America
0-9 Total incl. not provided 9.5  241 036 37 589 31 254 41 478 25 663 5 489 70 793 19 468 9 302
01-05 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING 4.2 3 247  558  506 1 264  240 71  470 84 54
11 EXTRACTION OF CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 7.7 2 987  495 1 264  142  163  242  402  145  134
10,12-37 MANUFACTURING AND MINING 10.1 28 452 3 552 3 704 6 870 3 520  486 7 817 1 533  970
15-16 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 16.1 8 089  685  544 1 842  979 53 3 141  612  233
22 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 4.3 1 133  277  191  104  131 41  271 62 56
27-28 Manufacture of metals and metal products 11.1 3 892  428  388 1 416  494 36  842  150  138
34-35 Manufacture of vehicles and transport equipment 10.6 4 594  690  740 1 202  471 90  937  231  233
40-41 ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLY 2.5  395  110 81 31 57 15 71 19 11
45 CONSTRUCTION 10.3 19 067 3 038 2 541 9 361 1 595  188 1 574  415  355
50-55 SALE, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 10.3 47 408 7 438 4 491 4 874 5 412  641 19 393 3 429 1 730
50 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 6.9 4 113  521  488  865  585 40 1 309  213 92
51 Wholesale and comission trade 7.1 8 053 1 967 1 187 1 093  752  160 2 107  537  250
52 Retail trade and repair of personal and household goods 7.2 14 789 2 693 1 044 1 043 2 480  192 5 870  974  493
55 Hotels and restaurants 25.2 20 453 2 257 1 772 1 873 1 595  249 10 107 1 705  895
60-64 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION 9.7 16 034 2 051 1 514 1 761 1 550  221 6 606 1 895  436
65-67 FINANCE AND INSURANCE 3.7 1 898  647  298  163  160 85  412 66 67
70-74 REAL ESTATE, RENTING AND BUSNIESS ACTIVITES 14.1 42 801 5 633 5 582 10 457 3 913 1 282 10 526 3 708 1 700
70 Real estate acitivities 8.4 2 861  404  259 1 165  216 55  511  152 99
71 Renting of machinery and equipment 8.7  550 95 76  163 47 10  108 33 18
72 Computer and related activities 8.9 3 957  907  947  246  311  292  982  146  126
73 Research and development 16.1 2 233  393  739  161  149  178  437  109 67
74 Other business activities 16.3 33 200 3 834 3 561 8 722 3 190  747 8 488 3 268 1 390
74.5 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 26.2 12 280 1 270  780 5 731  840  194 2 109  960  396
74.7 Industrial cleaning 47.8 9 657  299  283 1 743 1 120 19 3 873 1 706  614
75-99 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES 8.2 76 836 13 830 10 998 6 357 8 921 2 155 22 795 8 008 3 772
75 Public administration, defense and compulsory social security 5.3 8 296 1 137  791  602 1 335  147 3 030  872  382
80 Education 7.6 14 675 2 461 3 230 1 273 1 543  917 3 579 1 021  651
85 Health and social work 9.4 44 981 8 300 5 464 3 422 5 090  707 14 151 5 489 2 358
92 Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 8.1 3 806 1 100  815  442  328  234  529  198  160
Industry not provided 17.0 1 911  237  275  198  132  103  727  166 73

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