Note on Italian economy – March- April 2026

The note on Italian economy for the months of March and April 2026 now online

Labour Force Survey – cross-sectional quarterly data: file for research purposes

Istat releases micro data files for research purposes for the labour force survey untill IV quarter 2025

Labour Force Survey - cross-sectional quarterly data

The file with the data for the fourth quarter of 2025 is online

Employment and unemployment (provisional data) – March 2026

In March 2026, employment decreased (-0.1%). Unemployment rate down to 5.2% (-0.1 p.p.)

Contractual wages and salaries – January–March 2026

In March 2026 contractual hourly wages +0.1% over February and +2.4% y-o-y

Consumer and business confidence – April 2026

In April the Consumer confidence climate index from 92.6 to 90.8; the business confidence climate index from 97.3 to 95.2

Labour Force Survey - 3 months longitudinal data

The estimates produced refer to the population that maintains residence in the same municipality throughout the period considered

Labour Force Survey-12 months longitudinal data

Online the metedata until IV quarter 2025

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates)- February 2026

In February 2026, employment decreased (-0.1%). Unemployment rate up to 5.3% (+0.1 p.p.).

Consumer and business confidence – March 2026

In March the Consumer confidence climate index from 97.4 to 92.6; the business confidence climate index from 97.4 to 97.3