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640,000 Italian jobs lost in first nine months of 2012

11% rise over same period in 2011

25 February, 16:02
640,000 Italian jobs lost in first nine months of 2012 (ANSA) - Rome, February 25 - Italy lost 640,000 jobs in the first nine months of 2012, marking an 11% rise over the same period in 2011, the Italian labor ministry reported on Monday.

The labor ministry wrote in its mandatory reporting system that 7.9 million work contracts were initiated compared to 7 million closed.

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