Wages, income and labour market
Labour market statistics, 1st quarter 2013
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The number of persons in the labour force in the 1st quarter of 2013 was 178,300 which corresponds to an activity rate of 78.9%. The number of employed persons was 167,900 and unemployed persons were 10,300. The employment rate was 74.3% and the unemployment rate was 5.8%. From the 1st quarter of 2012 the number of employed persons increased by 4,100 and the number of unemployed persons decreased by 2,400. |
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