Employment Report in Italy

ISTAT · Quarterly · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 6.0% 2027: 6.1% 2028: 6.0% 2029: 6.0% 2030: 6.0% 2031: 6.0%

6.2% (Aug-26) ABS · % · Monthly · CSV

Period	%
Aug 2026	6.2%
Jul 2026	6.0%
Jun 2026	6.0%
May 2026	5.6%
Apr 2026	5.6%
Mar 2026	5.6%
Feb 2026	5.6%
Jan 2026	5.5%
Dec 2025	5.7%
Nov 2025	5.7%
Oct 2025	5.8%
Sep 2025	6.0%
Aug 2025	5.7%
Jul 2025	5.9%
Jun 2025	5.9%
May 2025	6.5%
Apr 2025	6.2%
Mar 2025	6.3%
Feb 2025	6.1%
Jan 2025	6.5%
Dec 2024	6.4%
Nov 2024	6.2%
Oct 2024	6.1%
Sep 2024	6.1%
Aug 2024	6.4%
Jul 2024	6.4%
Jun 2024	6.7%
May 2024	6.5%
Apr 2024	6.8%
Mar 2024	6.9%
Feb 2024	7.3%
Jan 2024	7.1%
Dec 2023	7.1%
Nov 2023	7.5%
Oct 2023	7.7%
Sep 2023	7.7%
Aug 2023	7.6%
Jul 2023	7.8%
Jun 2023	7.5%
May 2023	7.8%
Apr 2023	7.9%
Mar 2023	7.9%
Feb 2023	7.8%
Jan 2023	7.9%
Dec 2022	7.9%
Nov 2022	7.8%
Oct 2022	7.8%
Sep 2022	8.0%
Aug 2022	8.2%
Jul 2022	8.0%
Jun 2022	8.2%
May 2022	8.1%
Apr 2022	8.1%
Mar 2022	8.3%
Feb 2022	8.4%
Jan 2022	8.5%
Dec 2021	8.9%
Nov 2021	9.1%
Oct 2021	9.1%
Sep 2021	9.1%

Period	pp
Aug 2026	0.2
May 2026	0.0
Mar 2026	0.0
Sep 2025	0.3
Aug 2025	-0.2
Jun 2025	-0.6
May 2025	0.3
Sep 2022	-0.2
Aug 2022	0.2
Mar 2022	-0.1
Feb 2022	-0.1
Mar 2021	0.0
Feb 2021	0.0
May 2020	1.2
Apr 2020	0.0
Aug 2017	0.0
Jul 2017	0.3
Jan 2015	0.0
Dec 2014	-0.7
Jan 2010	0.0
Dec 2009	0.2
Nov 2009	0.0
Oct 2009	-0.1
Sep 2009	0.3
Aug 2009	0.1
Jul 2009	0.2
Jun 2009	0.3
May 2009	0.0
Apr 2009	-0.2
Mar 2009	0.3
Feb 2009	0.1
Jan 2009	0.3
Dec 2008	-0.2
Nov 2008	0.1
Oct 2008	0.1
Sep 2008	0.0
Aug 2008	0.1
Jul 2008	-0.2
Jun 2008	0.2
May 2008	-0.1
Apr 2008	0.4
Mar 2008	-0.1
Feb 2008	0.0
Jan 2008	-0.1
Dec 2007	0.4
Nov 2007	0.1
Oct 2007	0.0
Sep 2007	0.0
Aug 2007	-0.1
Jul 2007	0.3
Jun 2007	-0.1
May 2007	0.3
Apr 2007	-0.2
Mar 2007	0.0
Feb 2007	-0.1
Dec 2006	-0.3
Nov 2006	-0.1
Oct 2006	0.0
Sep 2006	-0.1
Aug 2006	0.1

Period	pp
Aug 2026	0.5
Jul 2026	0.1
Jun 2026	0.1
May 2026	-0.9
Apr 2026	-0.6
Mar 2026	-0.7
Aug 2025	-0.7
May 2025	0.0
Aug 2023	-0.6
Feb 2023	-0.6
Aug 2022	-0.9
Feb 2022	-1.7
Apr 2021	2.7
Feb 2021	0.6
Apr 2020	-2.8
Jul 2018	-1.1
Jul 2017	-0.2
Dec 2015	-0.7
Dec 2014	-0.3
Dec 2010	-0.3
Nov 2010	0.0
Oct 2010	0.2
Sep 2010	0.0
Aug 2010	0.4
Jul 2010	0.5
Jun 2010	0.8
May 2010	1.2
Apr 2010	1.3
Mar 2010	0.9
Feb 2010	1.3
Jan 2010	1.3
Dec 2009	1.6
Nov 2009	1.2
Oct 2009	1.3
Sep 2009	1.5
Aug 2009	1.2
Jul 2009	1.3
Jun 2009	0.9
May 2009	0.7
Apr 2009	0.6
Mar 2009	1.2
Feb 2009	0.7
Jan 2009	0.7
Dec 2008	0.3
Nov 2008	0.8
Oct 2008	0.8
Sep 2008	0.6
Aug 2008	0.6
Jul 2008	0.3
Jun 2008	0.9
May 2008	0.6
Apr 2008	1.0
Mar 2008	0.3
Feb 2008	0.5
Jan 2008	0.3
Dec 2007	0.4
Nov 2007	-0.3
Oct 2007	-0.5
Sep 2007	-0.4
Aug 2007	-0.5

Period	pp
Aug 2026	0.2
May 2026	0.0
Mar 2026	0.0
Sep 2025	0.3
Aug 2025	-0.2
Jun 2025	-0.6
May 2025	0.3
Sep 2022	-0.2
Aug 2022	0.2
Mar 2022	-0.1
Feb 2022	-0.1
Mar 2021	0.0
Feb 2021	0.0
May 2020	1.2
Apr 2020	0.0
Aug 2017	0.0
Jul 2017	0.3
Jan 2015	0.0
Dec 2014	-0.7
Jan 2010	0.0
Dec 2009	0.2
Nov 2009	0.0
Oct 2009	-0.1
Sep 2009	0.3
Aug 2009	0.1
Jul 2009	0.2
Jun 2009	0.3
May 2009	0.0
Apr 2009	-0.2
Mar 2009	0.3
Feb 2009	0.1
Jan 2009	0.3
Dec 2008	-0.2
Nov 2008	0.1
Oct 2008	0.1
Sep 2008	0.0
Aug 2008	0.1
Jul 2008	-0.2
Jun 2008	0.2
May 2008	-0.1
Apr 2008	0.4
Mar 2008	-0.1
Feb 2008	0.0
Jan 2008	-0.1
Dec 2007	0.4
Nov 2007	0.1
Oct 2007	0.0
Sep 2007	0.0
Aug 2007	-0.1
Jul 2007	0.3
Jun 2007	-0.1
May 2007	0.3
Apr 2007	-0.2
Mar 2007	0.0
Feb 2007	-0.1
Dec 2006	-0.3
Nov 2006	-0.1
Oct 2006	0.0
Sep 2006	-0.1
Aug 2006	0.1

About this indicator

Source

Statistical National Institute (ISTAT)

Frequency

Quarterly

Release

One quarter after the one it refers to

What it is

Main source of information on the labor market in Italy. It also includes the percentage of unemployed to the total labor force (employed unemployed).

How it's calculated

ISTAT Italian statistical office or calculates the unemployment rate in the country through a survey on the labor market more than 175000 people.

Market implications

This reflects the extent to which the population of a country is accessing the labor market and if you are creating or destroying jobs. It is indicative of the health of an economy. Its social repercussions it a fundamental economic problem and its solution is a priority for economic policy.

Limitations

It is based on surveys and is therefore subject to the veracity of the same, as there may be distortions in the responses. In addition the results of the survey are published fairly after the period to which it refers.