(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 1 - Italy's employment rate reached 60.5%
in October, the highest level on record since the start of the
statistical series on this factor in 1977, ISTAT said on
Thursday.
The national statistics agency said the number of people in work
increased by 82,000 with respect to September, taking the
employment rate up by 0.4 of a percentage point.
It said 23.231 million people were in employment in Italy in
October, 496,000 more than in the same month last year.
It said the rise was driven by more people being employed on
permanent labour contracts, which were up by 117,000 on
September and by 502,000 with respect to October 2021.
ISTAT said the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 of a point to
7.8% in October.
The agency said the jobless rate for under-25s who are active on
the labour market fell by 0.2 of a point to 23.9%.
It said the percentage of the working-age population not active
on the labour market dropped by 0.2 of a point to 34.3% (ANSA).
Employment rate hits 60.5%, highest level on record
Number of people in work up by almost 500,000 in one year