On average 23.932 million people were
in employment in Italy in 2024, an increase of 352,000, or 1.5%,
with respect to the previous year, Istat said on Thursday.
The national statistics agency said the rise was down to a
decrease in the number of unemployed people of 283,000, -14.6%,
and an increase in the number of inactive persons aged 15-64 of
56,000, +0.5%.
It said the employment rate 15-64-year-olds rose 0.7 of a
percentage point to 62.2% last year, while the unemployment rate
fell 1.1 points to 6.5% and the inactivity rate went up 0.1 of a
point to 33.4%.
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