Youth unemployment up to 42.6%

(ANSA) - Rome, March 31 - The unemployment rate for Italians aged 15 to 24 rose to 42.6% in February, Istat said on Tuesday, up 1.3 percentage points on January and 0.1 of a point compared to the same month in 2014. The data only concerns under-25s who are on the job market, and therefore young people who are in education or out of work but not actively looking for a job are not considered.