Work & Labour in Iceland 896 indicators covering work & labour for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.5% 2025 down 1.8% 1st Employment rates by educational attainment level 77.8% 2025 down 2.4% 1st Employed persons by educational attainment level 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 227.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.7% 44th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 27.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Employees by educational attainment level 197.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 44th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 4.5% 2025 up 12.5% 30th Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 53.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 37.0% 45th Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.2% 44th Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 51.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 37.8% 45th Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 18.5% 2025 up 8.8% 45th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.39 2025 down 3.5% 34th Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 22.3% 2025 down 7.9% 11th Temporary employees by occupation 22.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.3% 41st Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 22.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.3% 41st Temporary employees by educational attainment level 22.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.3% 41st Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 25.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.2% 38th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 25.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.2% 38th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 25.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 21.2% 38th Temporary employees by main reason 11.3% 2025 down 11.0% 21st Youth employment by educational attainment level 12.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.2% 26th Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8.39 2023 down 9.7% 56th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.81 2023 down 27.2% 25th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 299.58 Hours 2019 up 18.5% 25th Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 4.9 Thousand persons 2025 down 32.9% 45th Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% 28th Persons in part-time employment by main reason 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% 28th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 10.66 2025 down 17.5% 35th Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 2.1 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.2% 42nd Public employment 202.41 2019 up 23.0% 44th Midwives — Health and social employment 138.02 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 21.7% 5th Labour input in construction - quarterly data 134.1 Index, 2021=100 2026 up 62.7% 4th Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 293.2 Thousand persons 2026 up 24.1% 45th Population in private households by country of birth and labour 293.2 Thousand persons 2026 up 24.1% 45th Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 237.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.1% 45th Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 237.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.1% 45th Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 237.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 21.1% 45th Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 81.1% 2026 down 2.4% 1st Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 81.1% 2026 down 2.4% 1st Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.1% 2026 down 2.4% 1st Employment rates by citizenship - quarterly data 75.8% 2026 down 6.4% 1st Employment rates by country of birth - quarterly data 75.8% 2026 down 6.4% 1st Employment rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data 75.8% 2026 down 6.4% 1st Employed persons by citizenship - quarterly data 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by country of birth - quarterly data 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by professional status - quarterly data 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by professional status and occupation - quarterly 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 224.4 Thousand persons 2026 up 17.2% 44th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level - quarterly data 28.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 31.7% 44th Self-employed persons by occupation - quarterly data 28.7 Thousand persons 2026 up 31.7% 44th Employees by educational attainment level - quarterly data 192.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.4% 44th Employees by occupation - quarterly data 192.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 13.4% 44th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 222.3 Thousand persons 2026 up 16.1% 44th Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 27.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 18.3% 37th Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 27.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 18.3% 37th Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 27.1 Thousand persons 2026 up 18.3% 37th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 293.2 Thousand persons 2026 up 24.1% 45th ← Previous Page 9 of 15 Next →