In Norway, male immigrants are employed to a higher extent than female immigrants. Over the past decade, however, the gender gap decreased. In 2011, 61 percent of women with an immigrant background were employed in the Scandinavian country, compared to 71.4 percent of their male counterparts. As of 2021, the employment rate among female immigrants reached over 65 percent, while the employment rate among men amounted to over 72 percent.
Employment rate among immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by gender
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Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet. (March 3, 2022). Employment rate among immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175512/employment-rate-among-immigrants-in-norway-by-gender/
Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet. "Employment rate among immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by gender." Chart. March 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175512/employment-rate-among-immigrants-in-norway-by-gender/
Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet. (2022). Employment rate among immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175512/employment-rate-among-immigrants-in-norway-by-gender/
Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet. "Employment Rate among Immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175512/employment-rate-among-immigrants-in-norway-by-gender/
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Employment rate among immigrants in Norway from 2011 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet, March 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175512/employment-rate-among-immigrants-in-norway-by-gender/