Unemployment in Italy returns to growth: now 11.7%

According to ISTAT, the unemployment rate in Italy in April moved up to 11.7% from 11.5% in March (revised from 11.4% of the original estimate). Also increasing the rate of youth unemployment by 0.2% to 36.9%, but there is also good news, and that concerns the number of employees, grew up in the month of 51,000 units, bringing the rate to 56.9% (+ 0.2%), the highest rate since April 2011.

In detail, after + 0.3% in March, employment has improved by + 0.2%, marking an increase of 35,000 units between employees (all of them with permanent contracts) and 16,000 units of the self-employed. The growth relates to men and women of all age categories, with the exception of those between 35 and 49 years.

The percentage of unemployed among the population aged between 15 and 24 years is 9.8%, up by 0.2% compared to March. Among them it is also growing by 0.2% employment, while decreasing by 0.4% the rate of inactivity.