(ANSA) - Rome, March 2 - Italian unemployment fell another
0.1% for the second straight month in January, to 12.6%, Istat
said Monday.
It is now at the same level it was at in January 2014, the
statistics agency said.
Matteo Renzi's government is hoping a series of structural
reforms will boost the downward trend.
Notably, it recently passed a labour-market reform making
hiring and firing easier.
Unemployment falls for second straight month in Jan -update2
12.6%, back to same level as year before