{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-long-working-hours-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-long-working-hours-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-long-working-hours-rate/","title":"Iceland Long Working Hours Rate (2025)","description":"Iceland's Long Working Hours Rate: 12.6 % of employed persons in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_QOE_3A2), 2018–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Iceland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2018/2025","unit":"% of employed persons","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Iceland Long Working Hours Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_QOE_3A2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2018–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"8"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2025)","value":"12.6","unit":"% of employed persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"8","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Long Working Hours Rate"}],"observation_count":8,"observations":[{"period":"2018","value":17},{"period":"2019","value":15.3},{"period":"2020","value":14.1},{"period":"2021","value":14},{"period":"2022","value":13.6},{"period":"2023","value":13.3},{"period":"2024","value":13.1},{"period":"2025","value":12.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of employed persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"13.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"14.1","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"17.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of employed persons in Iceland who usually work 49+ hours per week. Compare to EU-27 average. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2018–2025 (8 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 17 % of employed persons in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.6 in 2025. The latest reading of 12.6 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}