Italians in work drops 63,000

(ANSA) - Rome, June 30 - The number of Italian people in work dropped by 63,000 (0.3%) in May with respect to April, Istat said on Tuesday. However, the national statistics agency added that the number of people in work was 60,000 higher than a year ago. It said 55.9% of the working-age population had jobs, down 0.1 of a percentage point on April, but up 0.3 of a percentage point on a year ago. In May 2015 22.330 million people were employed, while the unemployed were 3.157 million, Istat said.