News 2022

The unemployment rate in October 2022 was the same as in September or 2,8%.

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, has signed a regulation regarding the payment of December bonus to job seekers. The undiminished December bonus is 94.119 kr. Job seekers with dependent children receive a special December bonus for each child younger than 18 years of age.

The unemployment rate in September reduced to 2,8% from 3,1% in August.

The unemployment rate in August reduced to 3,1% from 3,2% in July.

Services provided to applicants for international protection has been transferred from The Directorate of Immigration to The Directorate of Labour. The amendments took effect on July 1st 2022.

Summary

The unemployment rate in June reduced to 3,3% from 3,9% in May.

The unemployment rate in May reduced to 3,9% from 4,5% in April.

The unemployment rate in April reduced to 4,5% from 4,9% in March.

The unemployment rate in March reduced to 4,9% from 5,2% in February.

The unemployment rate in February was as expected unchanged from January or 5,2%.

The unemployment rate in January increased as expected to 5,2% from 4,9% in December.