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Employed persons by economic activity, sex and regions 1991-2008

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Please note that the quarterly and annual statistics of the Labour Force Survey have not been updated since the introduction of new weights and methods for population estimation. The statistics will be updated in the near future.
Employed. Persons are classified as working if they worked one hour or more in the reference week or were absent from the work they usually carry out. Individuals on birth leave are considered absent from work if they went on leave from a paid job, even if they have no intentions of returning to the same job. Economic activity. The economic activity of the firms for witch people work or were last working for is classified in accordance with the Icelandic classification of economic activity, ÍSAT95, which is built on the EU classification of economic activity, NACE. Regions. The capital region consists of Reykjavík, Seltjarnarnes, Kópavogur, Hafnarfjörður, Garðarbær, Mosfellsbær, Álftanes and Kjósahreppur other are considered to be other regions.
From 2009, the classification is according to ÍSAT 2008.