Work & Labour in Ísland 42 indicators covering work & labour for Ísland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1% 2025 down 0.3% 1st Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 407th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.8 Hour 2025 down 10.1% 299th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 407th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 407th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 77.8% 2025 down 2.4% 1st Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 84.0% 2025 down 0.8% 2nd Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 407th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.8% 416th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 289.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 25.8% 416th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 88.1% 2025 down 0.3% 1st Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 236.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.5% 411th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 236.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 23.5% 411th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 81.5% 2025 down 1.8% 1st Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 84.0% 2025 down 0.8% 2nd Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.6 Hour 2025 down 5.1% 181st Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 12.5% 261st Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.2% 410th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 12.5% 261st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.2% 410th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 38.2% 410th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 up 12.5% 261st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 89.3% 2025 up 1.9% 6th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% 414th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 1.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 44.4% 429th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 64.0% 2025 down 2.4% 16th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% 413th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% 413th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 10.4% 2025 up 13.0% 31st Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 14.0% 2025 up 13.8% 260th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 401st Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 401st Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 23.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.2% 400th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 125 Thousand persons 2025 up 39.5% 117th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 117th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 225.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.9% 117th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 12.2 Thousand persons 2024 up 16.2% 304th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 324th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 324th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 76 Thousand 2008 up 58.0% 103rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 102nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 177.1 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 102nd