Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday
expressed satisfaction at Istat's jobs data for October showing
a drop in the unemployment rate and a rise in the number of
people in work.
"We welcome the data for October released today by Istat, with
employment rising and the unemployment rate falling," Meloni
said via social media.
"The data encourages us to continue working with determination
to boost our efforts to strengthen employment, support families
and businesses, and build a future of growth and stability for
Italy".
Italy's unemployment rate in Italy fell to 5.8% in October, down
by 0.2 of a percentage point on the previous month, according to
the provisional data released by Istat.
The national statistics agency added that the jobless rate for
under-25s who are active on the labour market dropped too,
decreasing by 1.1 points to 17.7%.
It said that, after falling in September, the number of people
in employment in Italy went back up in October, rising by 47,000
to take the working population up to 24.092 million.
Istat said the number of people hired on permanent contracts and
the number of self-employed was up, while temporary workers were
down.
The agency said the number of people in employment was up by
363,000 compared to October 2023.
It said the employment rate rose to 62.5% in October, up 0.1 of
a percentage point.
The inactivity rate rose by 0.1 of a point to 33.6%.
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