Italy Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

6.2

Units In

5.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 04, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13.3 Nov 2014	5.7 Nov 2024	9.37 %	1983-2024	National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

In Italy, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The unemployment rate in Italy rose to 6.2% in December 2024, the highest in five months and above market expectations of 5.7%. The number of unemployed individuals rose by 88,000 to 1,593,000 and the number of net employment increased by 4,000 to 24,065,000. The labor force participation rate edged up to 66.5% from 66.4%.