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Unemployment

Unemployment
25. sep. 2026

Unemployment at 0.9% in August

This is 0.1 percentage points lower than in the same month last year.

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starvsfólk

Employees
18. sep. 2026

30,211 employees in August — 860 more than the year before

løn

Wages (Pay as you earn)
15. sep. 2026

DKK 14.2 billion paid in wages in past 12 months – up 6.3% year-on-year

arbeiðsloysi

Unemployment
25. aug. 2026

Unemployment at 0.9% in July

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