Iceland’s Directorate of Labour has paid some 29,000 people over ISK 25 billion (USD 223 million) in unemployment benefit in the last year. That is ten-times more than in 2007. Read the full story

Unemployment in Iceland in August measured 7.3 percent, according to new figures from the Directorate of Labour. That means that 12,096 people were unemployed and seeking work. Read the full story

Iceland’s Directorate of Labour intends to devote half a billion kronur (USD 4.2 million) on a direct project to tackle long-term unemployment. Read the full story

Visir.is reports that Icelandic unemployment was at 7.6 percent in June, which is a 6.4 percent proportional reduction since May. Read the full story

According to Iceland’s Minister for Finance, Steingrimur J. Sigfusson, further economic tightening in next year’s national budget is the last hurdle on the road to economic recovery and the outlook is already improving, he says. Read the full story

An agreement has been reached allowing municipalities affected by the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in South Iceland to offer jobs to the unemployed to provide farmers relief and assistance. Read the full story

The president of Iceland’s Directorate of Labour believes that there are positive signs ahead for the country’s jobs market and believes that unemployment reached its peak this winter. Unemployment has hit the young hardest of all. Read the full story

The IMF says there are increasing signs that Iceland’s recession, although deep, will not be as harsh as feared and economic growth is expected to start again some time this year, despite a predicted 3 percent recession in 2010 as a whole. Read the full story

Fewer unemployed Icelanders are now looking for work overseas, according to a poll conducted by Capacent for the Confederation of Icelandic Labour. Read the full story

Registered unemployment in Iceland in September amounted to 7.2 percent of the workforce, or an average of 12,242 people over the month. This represents a 9.3 percent (1,242 people )drop since August. At the same time in 2008, unemployment was at 1.3 percent, or 2,229 people. Read the full story