Social trust is high in the Nordic region – and there is a recipe for that
The Nordic countries are often regarded as the role-model region of the world when it comes to equality on different levels of society. Equal access t...
Iceland unemployment falls to 80-month low
The jobless rate in Iceland dropped for the second consecutive month in June to hit an 80-month low, revealed the latest figures from Statistics Icela...
Long-term unemployment up while overall figure drops
Long-term unemployment grew in Iceland between 2010 and 2011, according to figures from Statistics Iceland.
Group layoffs and bankruptcies continue in Iceland, despite some positive changes
752 people lost their jobs in 23 group layoffs last year in Iceland. The construction industry was again worst-hit and 69 percent of those laid off li...
Unemployed in Iceland to get Christmas bonus
The Icelandic government has approved a request for job seekers in the country to be paid a Christmas bonus again this year.
Icelandic PM opens party conference with unemployment pledge
Iceland’s rate of unemployment must be brought down to four or five percent before the next elections, the country’s prime minister told h...
Icelandic unemployment at 8.5 percent
In the second quarter of this year there was an average of 15,800 unemployed people in Iceland — or 8.5 percent of the workforce.
Has employment crisis filtered all the way through Iceland’s economy?
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour received notifications of group lay-offs from four companies and organisations in June. A total of 123 people we...