Italy has the highest rate
of economically inactive people aged 15-74 in Europe, according
to a Eurostat third quarter 2015 report out Friday.
Eurostat says a person is economically inactive if he or
she is not part of the labour force, based on the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) definition.
For statistical purposes, inactive people are neither
employed nor unemployed, and can include children, students,
pensioners and housewives or -men, provided they are not working
at all and not available or looking for work.
In Italy in the second quarter last year, 41.6% of the
unemployed aged 15-74 was inactive - more than double the
European average of 19.4%, according to Eurostat.
Finland had second highest rate of inactivity with 34%,
followed by Lithuania at 28.9% and Holland at 27.8%.
As well, Eurostat reported that 12.9 million Europeans lost
their jobs and 3.7 million found work between the second and
third quarters last year.
In Italy, 44.2% lost work and 14.3% found jobs in the same
period.
Tra il secondo e il terzo trimestre 2015, in Europa il 62,7%
(12,9 milioni di persone) sono rimaste disoccupate, mentre il
17,9% (3,7 milioni) hanno trovato un'occupazione. In Italia è
rimasto disoccupato il 44,2%, mentre il 14,3% ha trovato
un'occupazione.
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