Wages, income and labour market
Labour market statistics, 4th quarter 2011
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The number of persons in the labour force in the 4th quarter of 2011 was 175,700 which correspond to an activity rate of 78.4%. This is the lowest rate ever measured by the Icelandic Labour Force Survey. The number of employed persons was 165,100 and unemployed persons were 10,600. The employment rate was 73.7% and the unemployment rate was 6%. The number of both unemployed and employed persons decreased from the 4th quarter of 2010. Unemployed decreased by 2,600 and employed by 500. |
Staff papers
- Opening address at the 2005 Nordic Seminar on Labour Market Statistics Reykjavík 22-24 September 2005.
A paper by Hallgrímur Snorrason at the opening of the Nordic Seminar on Labour Market Statistics, Reykjavík 22-24 September 2005. - Data sources for mobility research. Some methodological issues related to the use of matched employer-employee files and the Labour Force Survey.
Article by Ómar Harðarson, published by the Nordic Industrial Fund, 2001. - Mobility Rates on Human Capital - The Nordic Countries case, 1988-1998. Article by Ómar Harðarson et al., published by the Nordic Industrial Fund, 2001