Work & Labour in Iceland 896 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 — 42nd Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 — 42nd Employees by migration status and employment contract 197.8 Thousand persons 2025 — 42nd Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 4.5% 2025 — 29th Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 1,852 2020 up 23.5% 42nd Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 18 Thousand persons 2025 — 22nd Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 4,154 2020 up 7.6% 43rd Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 5,701 2020 up 23.6% 39th Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 10 Thousand persons 2020 up 11.1% 40th Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 27 Thousand persons 2025 — 37th Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 36 2020 up 9.1% 42nd Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 9 Thousand persons 2020 unchanged 40th Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 105.5 Index, 2006=100 2020 up 12.6% 12th Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 20 Thousand persons 2025 — 26th Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 0 Millions of persons employed 2024 — 38th Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 8.3 Thousand 2020 up 50.9% 42nd Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 116,391 2022 up 28.1% 37th Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings 4,242 2022 up 112.5% 4th Employed HRST with tertiary education by age, field of education and 63.9 Thousand 2013 up 48.3% 41st Teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-6) by employment 3,683 Number 2012 down 15.7% 33rd Goods road transport enterprises by employment size classes 1,200 Number 2005 down 20.0% 32nd Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by sex 2,381 Number 2005 down 7.1% 34th Persons employed in goods road transport enterprises by employment 2,381 Number 2005 down 7.1% 34th Language learning 17.6 2012 up 19.7% 7th Self-perceived long-standing limitations in usual activities due to 2.7 Thousand 2013 up 145.5% 36th Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 22.1 Thousand persons 2008 down 16.9% 38th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 154 Thousand persons 2008 up 31.0% 39th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 Hour 2008 down 1.7% 4th Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 12.8 Hour 2008 down 2.3% 25th Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 14.6 Thousand persons 2008 up 156.1% 36th Employed HRST by category, age and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 76 Thousand 2008 up 102.7% 39th Employed HRST by category, sex, age and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 76 Thousand 2008 up 102.7% 39th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 40.9 Hour 2008 unchanged 8th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 22.5% 39th Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 4.3 Thousand persons 2008 down 32.8% 36th Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - item weights 1,000 2004 unchanged 1st Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) 173.8 Thousand persons 2008 up 20.2% 39th Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 19.6 Thousand persons 2008 down 26.3% 39th Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) 153.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 30.4% 39th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 173.8 Thousand persons 2008 up 20.2% 39th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 38.5 Hour 2008 down 6.3% 20th Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1998-2008) 8.3 Thousand persons 2008 up 45.6% 39th Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 10.8 Hour 2008 down 17.6% 34th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 38.9 Hour 2008 down 4.9% 23rd Job-to-job mobility of HRST by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 9.1 Thousand 2008 up 106.8% 36th Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) 4 Thousand persons 2008 down 37.5% 37th Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights 1 2004 up 42.9% 35th Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 1.1 83.5 Thousand persons 2008 up 29.3% 37th Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 4.0% 2008 up 150.0% 8th Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 54.7% 2008 — 5th Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 1.1 activity 41.0% 2008 — 3rd ← Previous Page 15 of 15