Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Iceland - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Iceland, the unemployment rate stood at 5.8 per cent in July 2026, versus 5.7 in June.
Sample. In the monthly time series plotted above, there are a total of 283 records. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 2003 to July 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the unemployment rate had a mean of 4.7 per cent; it hit a minimum of 2.7 in March 2007; it recorded a maximum of 8.9 in November 2010.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 5.60000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 5.70000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 5.80000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Iceland |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |