Labour market – Q1 2025

In Q1 2025 the number of employed people grows by 141 thousand units (+0.6%) compared to the fourth quarter 2024

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – April 2025

In April 2025, employment stay unchanged. Unemployment rate down to 5.9% (-0.2 p.p.)

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

Istat releases micro data files for research purposes for the labour force survey since I quarter 2009

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – March 2025

In March 2025, employment fell (-0.1%). Unemployment rate up to 6.0% (+0.1 p.p.).

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – February 2025

In February 2025, employment grew (+0.2%). Unemployment rate down to 5.9% (-0.3 percentage points)

Labour Force Survey-12 months longitudinal data

Online the metedata until I quarter 2022

Labour Force Survey - 3 months longitudinal data

The ‘Labour Force Survey’ longitudinal micro-data files – longitudinal data 3 months apart’ – are produced from the quarterly data by linking the information collected […]

Labour market – Q4 2024

In Q4 2024 employed remain broadly stable compared to Q3

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – January 2025

In January 2025, employment grew (+0.6%). Unemployment rate down to 6.3% (-0.1 p.p.).

Labour Force Survey - cross-sectional quarterly data

The file with the data for the third quarter of 2024 is online