The wage index in April 2013 is 456.4 points, 0.2% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the monthly wage index has risen by 5.8%. The real wage index in April is 113.8 points, 0.05% higher than in the previous month. In the last twelve months the real wage index has increased by 2.4%. More

Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 30.2 billion ISK in January-February 2013, compared with 30.3 billion ISK in the first two months of 2012. Total value decreased therefore by 0.4% between years.More

The number of persons in the labour force in April 2013 was 186,800 which correspond to an activity rate of 82.3%. The number of employed persons was 174,400 and unemployed persons were 12,300. The employment rate was 76.9% and the unemployment rate was 6.6%.More