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Iceland Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Iceland › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Iceland indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Icelandic Kr
Currency Symbol: ISK

Source: Directorate of Labour of Iceland. Latest actual data: 2010 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Icelandic krónur Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Iceland , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Iceland in year 2010 is 8.132 %

This makes Iceland No. 45 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Iceland is 3.31 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Iceland was 8.02 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Iceland in 2010 was or will be 1.46% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Iceland was or will be 7.52 %, which is 7.51% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Iceland, in other Years
Year %
  2016 3.529
  2015 3.679
  2014 3.931
  2013 4.923
  2012 6.47
  2011 7.521
2010 8.132
  2009 8.015
  2008 1.648
  2007 1.014
  2006 1.285
  2005 2.06
  2004 3.1
  2003 3.356
  2002 2.5
  2001 1.403
  2000 1.329
  1999 1.869
  1998 2.774
  1997 3.901
  1996 4.374
  1995 5.02
  1994 4.818
  1993 4.388
  1992 3.048
  1991 1.5
  1990 1.773
  1989 1.658
  1988 0.636
  1987 0.441
  1986 0.656
  1985 0.906
  1984 1.254
  1983 1.022
  1982 0.67
  1981 0.365
  1980 0.313