The published statistics show that in the third quarter of 2018, the total number of unemployed people was 67, which gave an unemployment rate of 085%. However, according to NAV, almost 2,4% of the unemployed in Norway are immigrants.
Large number of unemployed people in Norway among immigrants
As it turns out the number of unemployed in Norway among immigrants it is significantly higher than in the case of other social groups. While they constitute 14% of the total population, according to NAV data, they constitute 40% of all registered unemployed people in Norway.
Lower unemployment among immigrants from Eastern Europe
Not all the latest statistics point to unfavorable phenomenon among immigrants. According to SSB data (Central Statistical Office), in recent years twelve months of unemployment in this group has fallen by 0,5%. According to analysts, this is mainly due to this immigrants who came from Eastern Europe.
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As it turns out, among immigrants from countries EU lying in Eastern Europe unemployment rate in the third quarter of 2018 it was lower by 1,2% than in the third quarter of 2017. Improvement it mainly affects the male part of it society.
Most unemployed from Africa
The SSB report shows that the most unemployed people in Norway were immigrants from Africa. In the third quarter of 2018, it was 10,6%. There is little better among Asians, among which as many as 6,8% people were registered as unemployed. The explanation for the high unemployment rate among immigrants from Africa authors of the report they explain that there are a large number in this group refugees.
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Unemployment also in the second generation
The SSB also reported that problem unemployment among immigrants also occurs for them dzieci already born in Norway. Currently, most of them are between the ages of 15 and 29. In the third quarter it was noted that the number of unemployed in Norway was 3,4% among the immigrants in this age. For comparison - in the same age group, but without the participation of immigrants, unemployment rate was 2,2%. Overall unemployment for all immigrants - not only from the second generation - he reached exactly 6%.
