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Employment in Iceland

Statistics report on employment in Iceland

This report contains information about employment in Iceland. Chapters cover statistics on employment and unemployment, and follows up with data on salaries and working conditions. Information on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is also included.

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Employment

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  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2003-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Iceland 1980-2027
  • Premium Statistic Labor participation rate of people aged 15–64 in Iceland 1990-2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Iceland 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2010-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2019-2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of employees in Iceland 2022, by region

Unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Iceland 1980-2031
  • Basic Statistic Total number of unemployed people in Iceland 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rate in Iceland 2018-2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Iceland 2020-2022, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Iceland 1991-2025

Salaries

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  • Basic Statistic Average monthly earnings in Iceland 2022, by industry (in 1,000 ISK)
  • Basic Statistic Average regular earnings in Iceland 2022, by occupation and gender (in 1,000 ISK)
  • Basic Statistic Average monthly earnings in Iceland 2022, by sector and gender (in 1,000 ISK)
  • Basic Statistic Share of earnings in Iceland 2014-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic The unadjusted gender pay gap in Iceland 2008-2022

Working conditions

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  • Basic Statistic Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland 2010-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Iceland 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of female managers in companies with 100+ employees in Iceland 2022
  • Basic Statistic Membership of trade unions in Iceland 2021, by age

Impact of COVID-19

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  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in Iceland per month, 2020-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Iceland by industry Q1 2020-Q3 2023
  • Basic Statistic Labor productivity in Iceland 2015-2022
  • Basic Statistic Quarterly number of employees in Iceland working from home 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly number of employees in tourism industry in Iceland 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Government COVID-19 individual support measures in Iceland 2020, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Monthly government COVID-19 individual support measures in Iceland 2020
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