The total number of unemployed people in Iceland increased during the corona-pandemic, with 13,000 people registered as unemployed in 2020. However, the number dropped to 8,000 in 2022. Furthermore, the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, from which Iceland's economy took a significant hit, can be observed in the graph. The total number of unemployed Icelanders doubled from 2008 to 2009.
Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of unemployed people
2022
8,100
2021
12,500
2020
13,000
2019
8,000
2018
6,200
2017
6,400
2016
6,500
2015
8,500
2014
9,900
2013
10,600
2012
11,700
2011
13,600
2010
14,700
2009
14,200
2008
6,000
2007
4,400
2006
5,500
2005
4,700
2004
5,400
2003
5,600
2002
5,300
2001
3,700
2000
3,700
1999
3,100
1998
4,200
1997
5,700
1996
5,500
1995
7,200
1994
7,700
1993
7,600
1992
6,200
1991
3,600
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Statistics Iceland. (March 2, 2023). Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022." Chart. March 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. (2023). Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Total Number of Unemployed People in Iceland from 1991 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland, Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total number of unemployed people in Iceland from 1991 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Iceland, March 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260031/number-of-unemployed-persons-in-iceland/
