The labour market in April 2021

The total unemployment rate decreased from 12,1% in March to 11,5% in April.   The general unemployment decreased from 11,0% in March to 10,4% in April  and the reduced unemployment rate was 1,1% in April or the same as in March.

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The labour market in March 2021

The total unemployment rate decreased from 12,5% in February to 12,1% in March.   The number of unemployed thus decreased by 568 between February 2021 and March 2021. The general unemployment decreased from 11,4% in February to 11,0% in March and the reduced unemployment rate was 1,1% in March or the same as in February.

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The labour market in February 2021

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The labour market in January 2021

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The labour market in December 2020

The total unemployment rate increased slowly from 12,0% in November to 12,1% in December. The general unemployment increased from 10,6% in November to 10,7% in December and the reduced unemployment rate was unchanged from November or 1,4%.

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Regarding the amendments to the six-month income-related unemployment benefit entitlement.

Parliament has approved amendments to the legislation on unemployment insurance which moves the six-month validity period of income-related benefits from the 1st of September 2020 to the 1st of June 2020. This means that jobseekers who had not fully utilised their income-related benefit period in June, July or August 2020 are entitled immediately to the six-month period instead of three months.

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The labour market in November 2020

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Restricted opening of service center in Reykjavík

The Directorate of Labour’s service center in Reykjavík will open on Wednesday the 16th of December.

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Do you want to study for one semester while unemployed?

The Directorate of Labour offers job seekers that have been unemployed for 6 months, to study full-time for one semester while receiving unemployment benefits. The initiative is called Opportunity in Education (Nám er tækifæri).

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December bonus for jobseekers.

Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Children, has signed a regulation regarding the December bonus payment to jobseekers who are insured within the unemployment insurance system.

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The labour market in October

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Additional grant to study Icelandic this fall semester

The Directorate of Labour offers an additional 100% grant for Icelandic course this fall semester 

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The labour market in September

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Directorate of Labour Service Centers closed from the 5th of October

As of the 5th of October, all Directorate of Labour service centers will be closed due to the COVID-19 virus.This due to security measures in place to ensure the payment of unemployment benefits to jobseekers.

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The labour market in August

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Learning Icelandic fall 2020 in the Capital area

The Directorate of Labour will refund in full (100%) one Icelandic course for each jobseeker this fall semester.

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The labour market in July 2020

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The labour market in June 2020

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Directorate of Labour Service Centers closed from the 31th of July.

Directorate of Labour Service Centers closed from the 31th of July.

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Opening of Service Centers - Appointment bookings necessary

The Directorate of Labour’s service centers will re-open from either the 30th of June or the 6th of July, or upon the completion of the employees’ summer leave.

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