Over 3.3 mn work in Italy off books - Confcooperative

(ANSA) - Rome, January 31 - Over 3.3 million people in Italy work off the books, in the underground economy, according to a report released Wednesday by national cooperatives confederation Confcooperative and research institute Censis. The study said that the number of people in legal employment in Italy dropped 2.1% between 2012 and 2015, while number working off the books rose 6.3% in the same period.