ISTAT said Wednesday that the
number of people in work in Italy climbed back up to the level
of before the economic crisis in the second quarter of 2018 and
rose above it.
The national statistics agency said that the number of
employed people increased by 203,000 in the second quarter
compared to the previous three months and by 387,000 with
respect to the same period in 2017.
It said the year-on-year rise was driven by people hired on
temporary contracts, up 390,000, while of the number of
self-employed increased 30,000 and the number on permanent,
open-ended contracts dropped by 33,000.
In the second quarter "the number of employed people reached
and surpassed that of the second quarter of 2008" ISTAT said.
The agency said the employment rate for people aged 15-64
returned to the same level as the second quarter 2018, 59.1%,
according to data not adjusted for seasonal variations.
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