Work & Labour in Iceland 896 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 32.1% 2025 down 4.2% 3rd Early leavers from formal education by labour status 18.9% 2025 down 10.4% 1st Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 17.3% 2020 up 24.5% 13th Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 2.4 Thousand 2020 up 20.0% 44th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 2.2 Thousand 2020 up 10.0% 44th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 2.2 Thousand 2020 up 10.0% 44th Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 2.2 Thousand 2020 up 10.0% 44th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 28.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 31.7% 44th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly 192.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.4% 44th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.3 Hour 2026 down 9.3% 35th Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 13.7 Hour 2026 up 0.7% 12th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 192.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.5% 44th Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 85.7 Month 2026 down 6.1% 43rd Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age - quarterly 8.3 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 41st Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 8.3 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 41st Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and 3.5% 2023 up 23.6% 2nd Recent job starters by sex and age - quarterly data 13.4 Thousand 2026 up 26.4% 41st Recent job leavers by sex and age - quarterly data 4.5 Thousand 2026 down 29.7% 42nd Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 238 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.4% 43rd Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 15 Thousand persons 2026 up 200.0% 42nd Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 9.6 Thousand persons 2024 up 31.5% 44th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 7.9 Thousand persons 2024 up 36.2% 44th Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 3.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 19.4% 43rd Employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists 3.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 48.0% 44th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment and distinction 20.5% 2021 down 29.8% 24th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 3 Thousand persons 2026 up 50.0% 43rd Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 44 Thousand persons 2026 down 12.0% 38th Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 1 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 43rd Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 8 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 39th Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 8 Thousand persons 2026 unchanged 39th Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 7 Thousand persons 2026 up 250.0% 38th Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 42 Thousand persons 2026 down 12.5% 41st Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly 112.7 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 3.3% 9th Sewage sludge production and disposal 0.36 Kilograms per capita 1999 — 43rd Labour transitions - income decile change compared to previous year 17.7% 2020 down 8.8% 3rd Labour transitions - change in employment security compared to 86.4% 2020 unchanged 38th Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) 78.0% 2020 up 0.3% 32nd Labour transitions by type of contract 83.3% 2020 down 1.8% 46th Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS 2.5% 2016 up 70.0% 52nd Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 7.1% 2025 down 11.2% 17th Self-perceived health by sex, age and labour status 44.1% 2021 down 18.2% 31st Self-reported unmet needs for medical examination by sex, age, main 1.9% 2020 down 42.4% 6th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 9.1% 2020 down 8.1% 5th Labour transitions by employment status 89.0% 2020 down 1.2% 46th People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age 17.7% 2020 down 5.9% 12th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 3.6% 2024 down 27.3% 53rd Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 2.4% 2016 up 68.3% 50th Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 20.7% 2025 down 31.2% 6th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 11 Thousand persons 2025 unchanged 43rd Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 227.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.7% 44th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 27.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 197.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th ← Previous Page 12 of 15 Next →