No. of people in work down by 63,000 in Sept. - ISTAT

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 31 - After three months of growth, the number of people in employment in Italy in September decreased by 0.3% (63,000 units), to reach 23. 9 million, with the drop affecting workers with both permanent and short-term contracts, ISTAT said Thursday based on provisional data.
    Compared to September 2023, an additional 301,000 people were in employment, up 1.3%, with an increase in the number of workers with a permanent contract (+331,000) and the self-employed (+81,000) and a drop in employees with a short-term contract (-110,000).
    The employment rate dropped to 62.1% (-0.1 points) on a monthly basis, ISTAT said. (ANSA).