In total, 216,200 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in January 2026, according to register-based data, which is close to the number of employed individuals in January 2025. The number of employed females in January was around 101,700 and the number of males around 114,500.
Please note that these figures are provisional, as monthly revisions to the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) register typically extend several months into the past. In addition, the methodologies applied in compiling statistics from PAYE data are subject to ongoing review, and changes in procedures may have minor effects on the results.