In the rest of the population, this rate
increased from 2.0 to 2.1 per cent during the same period.
In absolute numbers, there were 3 700 more
immigrants unemployed in February 2014. Almost half of these came from the EU
countries in Eastern Europe, and they were mainly men. The total number
unemployed increased by 7 850. Hence, immigrants constituted 47 per cent of the
growth in registered unemployment from February 2013 to February 2014.
In total, 77
870 were registered as unemployed in the 1st quarter of 2014. Of these, 28 433
were immigrants, which is 36.5 per cent of the total number of unemployed.
Strongest
increase among immigrants from EU countries in the east
Immigrants from
Eastern Europe had the strongest growth in the unemployment rate; by 0.6
percentage points (both within the EU group and the non-EU group). The other
groups from Asia, Africa etc. had increases of 0.4 and 0.5 percentage points.
Immigrants from Western Europe had the weakest growth, of 0.2 percentage
points, while immigrants from the Nordic countries and North-America/Oceania
had increases of 0.3 and 0.5 percentage points respectively.
The
unemployment rate among male immigrants increased by 0.4 percentage points,
while the corresponding growth for female immigrants was 0.6 percentage points.
In the rest of the population, the increase among men and women was equal, at
0.2 percentage points.
Eastern EU
immigrants have same level as Asians
As in previous
years, immigrants from Africa have the highest unemployment level, at 13.4 per
cent. This was followed by immigrants from Asia and EU countries in Eastern
Europe, with 8.3 per cent each. Immigrants from Latin America and Eastern
Europe outside the EU had almost equal unemployment rates, with 7.5 and 7.2 per
cent respectively. The remaining groups had considerably lower rates, as is
normally the case. Immigrants from the Nordic countries and North America and
Oceania had the lowest rates, with 2.9 per cent each, while the Western
European group had a rate of 3.4 per cent registered unemployed.
Male immigrants
had an unemployment rate of 7.2 per cent, while female immigrants lie slightly
above, with 7.3 per cent. In the rest of the population, the unemployment rate
was 2.5 per cent for men and 1.8 for women.
Weak decline
among participants on labour market schemes
Measured as a
percentage of the immigrant population aged 15-74 years, the rate of
participants on ordinary labour market schemes (job programmes) decreased from
1.5 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2013 to 1.4 per cent in the 1st quarter of
2014. In the remaining population, this rate was stable at 0.3 per cent.
Immigrants from Africa and Asia had the highest participation rates at 2.9 and
1.9 per cent respectively. Female immigrants had a higher participation rate
than male immigrants, at 1.8 versus 1.0 per cent.
A total of 7
966 immigrants were participants on labour market schemes. In total, 18 258
people participated in the 1st quarter of 2014. Immigrants therefore
constituted almost 44 per cent of the total participant group.
Lower
unemployment among Norwegian-born to immigrant parents than immigrants
Norwegian-born
to immigrant parents is still a rather small group of unemployed persons
despite some growth during the last year. This group constituted 1 071
registered unemployed persons in the 1st quarter of 2014. The majority within
this group are aged 15-29 years, and the unemployment rate among them was 5.8
per cent, which was 2.2 percentage points below the immigrant group at the same
age (with 8.0 per cent) and 2 percentage points higher than the corresponding
age group in the rest of the population (with 3.8 per cent).
Among
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents between 15 and 29 years of age, the
unemployment rate has increased by 0.8 percentage points since the 1st quarter
of 2013. The remaining population groups at this age had increases of 0.3 (the
majority) and 0.2 percentage points (immigrants).
Source: SSB/
Norway Today/ Photo Norway Today
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