Statistics Norway

Employment among immigrants (register based)

14 People aged 15-74 years, by sex, world region of birth and labour force status. Q4 2008
  Total Not included in the labour force Employees Self employed Registered unemployed Participants on ordinary labour market schemes
The whole population            
Total 3 528 773  957 536 2 353 000  172 000 37 265 8 972
Males 1 790 023  429 749 1 213 394  121 047 21 563 4 270
Females 1 738 750  527 787 1 139 606 50 953 15 702 4 702
             
Thereof: Immigrants            
Total  375 563  120 703  227 272 13 764 9 939 3 885
The Nordic countries 49 747 11 468 34 775 2 814  612 78
Western Europe else 42 568 10 704 29 058 2 196  528 82
EU countries in Eastern Europe 56 471 13 589 39 919 1 559 1 246  158
Eastern Europe else 40 585 13 201 24 818  845 1 221  500
North America and Oceania 8 360 2 773 5 026  463 84 14
Asia1  124 599 47 954 66 008 4 785 3 972 1 880
Africa 39 159 16 771 18 783  685 1 908 1 012
South and Central America 14 074 4 243 8 885  417  368  161
             
Males            
Total  194 816 52 577  126 071 8 893 5 779 1 496
The Nordic countries 24 589 5 102 17 287 1 778  380 42
Western Europe else 24 989 5 067 18 180 1 365  338 39
EU countries in Eastern Europe 36 982 7 821 27 257 1 000  878 26
Eastern Europe else 17 857 5 316 11 273  502  610  156
North America and Oceania 4 154 1 113 2 735  258 46 2
Asia1 58 811 18 915 33 915 3 252 2 052  677
Africa 21 470 7 773 11 390  509 1 295  503
South and Central America 5 964 1 470 4 034  229  180 51
             
Females            
I alt  180 747 68 126  101 201 4 871 4 160 2 389
The Nordic countries 25 158 6 366 17 488 1 036  232 36
Western Europe else 17 579 5 637 10 878  831  190 43
EU countries in Eastern Europe 19 489 5 768 12 662  559  368  132
Eastern Europe else 22 728 7 885 13 545  343  611  344
North America and Oceania 4 206 1 660 2 291  205 38 12
Asia1 65 788 29 039 32 093 1 533 1 920 1 203
Africa 17 689 8 998 7 393  176  613  509
South and Central America 8 110 2 773 4 851  188  188  110
1  Turkey included.

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