(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 2 - Italian employment was down 473,000 in
October on the same month last year due to the COVID pandemic,
ISTAT said Wednesday.
The f all was largely due to a drop in self-employed and temp
jobs, the stats agency said.
Steady jobs rose 61,000 thanks to a COVID firing ban.
The unemployment rate among people aged 15-24 rose back above
39%, ISTAT said.
Youth unemployment in Italy rose by 2.6 points in October on the
same month last year, to 30.3%.
It rose by 0.6 points between September and October of this
year.
Overall employment was 0.1% down, or 13,000 units fewer, between
September and October.
Italy has been hit by an unprecedented peacetime recession due
to COVID. (ANSA).
Employment down 473,000 in Oct
Youth unemployment back up over 30%