Iceland Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 1% (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	2.80 %	173		2002 est.
2004	3.40 %	166	21.43 %	2003 est.
2005	3.10 %	25	-8.82 %	2004 est.
2006	2.10 %	17	-32.26 %	2005 est.
2007	1.30 %	6	-38.10 %	2006 est.
2008	1.00 %	6	-23.08 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Unemployment rate

Units: Percent of total labor force

Country-specific Note: Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: Directorate of Labour of Iceland. Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Icelandic kr≤nur Data last updated: 03/2008

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Unemployment rate	Percent Change
1980	0.313
1981	0.365	16.61 %
1982	0.67	83.56 %
1983	1.022	52.54 %
1984	1.254	22.70 %
1985	0.906	-27.75 %
1986	0.656	-27.59 %
1987	0.441	-32.77 %
1988	0.636	44.22 %
1989	1.658	160.69 %
1990	1.773	6.94 %
1991	1.5	-15.40 %
1992	3.048	103.20 %
1993	4.388	43.96 %
1994	4.818	9.80 %
1995	5.02	4.19 %
1996	4.374	-12.87 %
1997	3.901	-10.81 %
1998	2.774	-28.89 %
1999	1.869	-32.62 %
2000	1.329	-28.89 %
2001	1.403	5.57 %
2002	2.5	78.19 %
2003	3.356	34.24 %
2004	3.1	-7.63 %
2005	2.1	-32.26 %
2006	1.3	-38.10 %
2007	1	-23.08 %
2008	3.2	220.00 %