Italy's unemployment rate was stable
at 7.2% in January, but the jobless rate for under-25s who are
active on the labour market rose by 0.2 of a percentage point
with respect to the previous month, taking it to 21.8%, Istat
said on Friday.
The national statistics agency said the number of unemployed
people in Italy fell by 4,000 on December, dropping to
1,838,000.
The proportion of working-age people who are not active on the
labour market increased by 0.2 of a point to 33.3%, following a
61,000 rise in the number of the 'inactive', Istat said.
The agency said the employment rate had fallen by 0.1 of a point
to 61.8%.
It said the number of people in employment was down by 34,000 in
January with respect to December but up by 362,000 compared to
the same month in 2023.
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