The tourism industry in Iceland currently employs more than 28,000 people. The number of employees in tourism has grown by 14% since last year according to data from Statistics Iceland.
Employers in the tourism industry numbered 1,718 in May. Together they employed 28.100 people, an increase of 3,500 from the same month last year.
Increase of nearly 5% in number of employees
In general terms, the average total number of employers in Iceland was 17,113 during the 12 month period from June 2016 to May 2017. That represents an increase of 4.5%.
In the same period, the number of employees grew by 4.9%. The average number of employees was 183,600.
It should be noted that these figures do not include information on the self-employed with calculated remuneration, a setup common in construction, agriculture and creative industries.
The tourism industry in Iceland currently employs more than 28,000 people. The number of employees in tourism has grown by 14% since last year according to data from Statistics Iceland.
Employers in the tourism industry numbered 1,718 in May. Together they employed 28.100 people, an increase of 3,500 from the same month last year.
Increase of nearly 5% in number of employees
In general terms, the average total number of employers in Iceland was 17,113 during the 12 month period from June 2016 to May 2017. That represents an increase of 4.5%.
In the same period, the number of employees grew by 4.9%. The average number of employees was 183,600.
It should be noted that these figures do not include information on the self-employed with calculated remuneration, a setup common in construction, agriculture and creative industries.
