Over the last ten years, the average actual weekly working hours in Iceland lay between 38 and 39 hours, with the exception of 2020 and 2021. The average weekly working hours in Iceland decreased to 35.8 hours in 2021. In Iceland, the government recently decided to reduce the standard weekly working hours in the country from 40 to 36 or 35 hours.
Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021
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Statistics on Employment in Iceland
Employment
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Employment in Iceland 2023
- Premium Statistic Labor force participation rate in Iceland 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Iceland 2021, by industry
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2010-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Employment rate in Iceland 2019-2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Number of employees in Iceland 2021, by region
Unemployment
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- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Iceland 2027
- Basic Statistic Total number of unemployed people in Iceland 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic Quarterly employment rate in Iceland 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rate in Iceland 2018-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in Iceland 2020-2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in Iceland in 2021
Salaries
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- Basic Statistic Average monthly earnings in Iceland 2021, by industry (in 1,000 ISK)
- Basic Statistic Average regular earnings in Iceland 2021, by occupation and gender (in 1,000 ISK)
- Basic Statistic Average monthly earnings in Iceland 2021, by sector and gender (in 1,000 ISK)
- Basic Statistic Share of earnings in Iceland 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic The unadjusted gender pay gap in Iceland 2008-2021
Working conditions
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- Basic Statistic Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland 2010-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Employment by economic sector in Iceland 2019
- Basic Statistic Share of female managers in companies with 100+ employees in Iceland 2021
- Basic Statistic Membership of trade unions in Iceland 2021, by age
Impact of COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Number of unemployed people in Iceland per month, 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of employed people in Iceland by industry January 2021 vs January 2022
- Basic Statistic Labor productivity in Iceland 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Quarterly number of employees in Iceland working from home 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly number of employees in tourism industry in Iceland 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Government COVID-19 individual support measures in Iceland 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Monthly government COVID-19 individual support measures in Iceland 2020
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Statistics Iceland. (April 7, 2022). Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021." Chart. April 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. (2022). Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Average Actual Weekly Working Hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland, Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Average actual weekly working hours in Iceland from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Iceland, April 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260734/average-weekly-working-hours-in-iceland/