Italy's employment rate reach 62.8% in
January, an increase of 0.4 of a percentage point on the
previous month and the highest level on record since the start
of the statistical series in January 2024, according to
provisional data released by Istat on Tuesday.
The national statistics agency said 24.222 million people were
in employment in Italy in January, an increase of 145,000 on
December and of 513,000 on January 2024.
It said Italy's unemployment rate fell to 6.3%, down 0.1 of a
point compared to December, while the jobless rate for under-25s
who are active on the labour market dropped 0.3 of a point to
18.7%.
The inactivity rate fell 0.4 of a point to 32.9%.
"On a yearly basis, the rise of employed people was accompanied
by a decrease of unemployed persons (-10.7%, -194,000) and of
the inactive people aged 15-64 (-1.3%, -158,000)," Istat said.
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