Work & Labour in Iceland

896 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Temporary employees by country of birth - % of total employees 11.5% 2025 down 10.2% 18th
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, country of birth 21.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 41st
Temporary employees by educational attainment level, citizenship and 21.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 41st
Youth employment rate by country of birth 64.0% 2025 down 2.4% 3rd
Employed persons by professional status and job tenure 7.8 Year 2025 down 9.3% 44th
Newly employed by professional status and citizenship - % of persons 17.2% 2025 down 13.6% 8th
Newly employed by professional status and country of birth - % of 17.2% 2025 down 13.6% 8th
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and 223.33 Million euro 2024 up 134.7% 39th
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by citizenship 12.4% 2025 down 1.6% 45th
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by country of 12.4% 2025 down 1.6% 45th
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 3 Thousand persons 2025 up 76.5% 45th
Unemployed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category and 3 Thousand persons 2025 up 76.5% 45th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 1,028 2023 down 1.0% 31st
Youth unemployment rate by country of birth 14.0% 2025 up 13.8% 39th
Early leavers from education and training by labour status 16.7% 2025 down 11.2% 2nd
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - absolute 3.56 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2023 down 10.6% 37th
Labour input in construction - annual data 133.8 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 102.1% 2nd
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of 33.1% 2025 up 18.6% 4th
Agricultural labour input statistics by NUTS 2 region - indices 101.28 Index, n-1 = 100 2023 up 4.9% 6th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 108.7 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 16.1% 10th
Fatal occupational injury rates 1.38 per 100,000 employees 2023 58th
Collective bargaining coverage rate 90 2019 unchanged 6th
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 21.7% 2025 down 19.0% 17th
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 42.6% 2025 down 7.2% 1st
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 36.5% 2025 up 0.6% 1st
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 15.6% 2025 down 12.8% 2nd
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 12.6% 2025 down 36.0% 4th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 43.3% 2025 down 5.9% 4th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 up 1.9% 1st
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 up 1.9% 1st
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 5.4% 2025 up 12.5% 40th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 94.4% 2025 up 2.6% 1st
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 5.6% 2025 down 30.0% 45th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 93.9% 2025 up 1.6% 30th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 63.5% 2025 down 2.3% 20th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 27.3 Rate 2024 down 8.1% 38th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 66.3% 2025 down 2.2% 9th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 120,200 Persons 2008 up 29.4% 18th
Annual net earnings 40,007 2023 up 81.2% 3rd
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2019 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 144.3 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 94.0% 15th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 85 Rate 2023 down 1.4% 7th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 34,365 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 37.5% 8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 43.1 Rate 2024 down 9.8% 22nd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% 43rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% 43rd
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.8% 45th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 24.0% 2025 down 29.0% 12th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 20.7% 2025 down 31.2% 6th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 20.3% 2025 down 32.3% 6th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 20.7% 2025 down 31.2% 6th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 93.4% 2025 up 3.4% 30th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.3% 2025 down 1.1% 5th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.1% 2025 down 1.0% 5th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.3% 2025 down 1.1% 5th
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 20.7% 2025 down 31.2% 6th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 up 1.9% 1st
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 up 1.9% 1st
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 61.3% 2025 down 1.1% 5th