Almost seven million people were
jobless last year, including 3.2 million actively searching and
another 3.5 million available but discouraged, national
statistical agency Istat said Wednesday.
The numbers in the job hunt rose by 5.5% from 2013, the
agency added.
The only form or work actually growing was part-time
employment, now accounting for four million workers, or 18% of
the total.
Some 63.3% of those workers were forced to take part-time
hours, more than double the 24.4% average in the EU, said Istat.
About 784,000 more part-time workers were reported last
year in Italy compared with 2008.
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