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 provisional data released by
Istat on Monday.
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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