Italy lost one million jobs during economic crisis

(ANSA) - Rome, April 15 - The Italian economy has lost around one million jobs since the start of the global economic crisis, national statistics agency Istat said Tuesday. The agency told parliament that the number of people in employment fell 984,000, 4. 2%, between 2008 and 2013.
    Southern Italy was worst-hit with a 9% fall in employment levels in 9% in this period, while northern Italy lost 2.4% of its jobs.